A recent study finds that algae can store nutrients, potentially allowing them to spread across more of the ice sheet, ...

Lake Baikal, located in Russia’s frigid Siberia, freezes over every winter. But the ice sheet that forms on the lake isn’t perfect, and strange rings and holes in the ice are regularly seen ...

Lake Baikal in Siberia stands as one of Earth’s most astonishing natural wonders. Its staggering depth—reaching over ...

While the world under the ice might seem still, it's actually alive with microorganisms such as algae year round, both in the water and inside the ice. With the help of Budziak and the diving ...

Pigmented algae are well adapted to grow on exposed ice in the Arctic as the snow line recedes, raising concerns of a ...

However, especially where the glaciers are not covered in snow and the bare ice is exposed, they sometimes have dark patches. These are microscopic algae that grow on the ice and darken its surface.

Around 50 golfers gathered on Lake Baikal to compete in the annual Baikal Ice Golf tournament. The Siberian lake is the deepest freshwater lake in the world, but when frozen, the ice is around 60 ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Lake Baikal in Siberia is the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world. It is frozen for up to five months a year and its ice is so thick cars often drive ...

"It’s been a warm winter in Baikal, as observed from space," Roscosmos said in comments to its posted pictures. "The lake is still without a solid ice cover." "Roscosmos' Meteor-M satellite ...