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Scientists say a buried prehistoric furnace may explain a Baikal anomaly
Scientists assessed data about an anomaly at Lake Baikal.
The anomaly is in the lake area, though no further details about its location are given.
A preliminary explanation from the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences is that a buried prehistoric furnace caused it.
The institute has described this as a preliminary hypothesis, not a confirmed explanation.
A director of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Geophysical Center said the anomaly poses no threat.
No further steps or investigations are described.
Scientists at the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have proposed that a buried prehistoric furnace may be causing an anomaly at Lake Baikal.
The explanation is a preliminary hypothesis, according to RBC.
The director of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Geophysical Center said the anomaly poses no threat.
RBC published its report on November 11, 2026.
- Who
- Scientists at the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences proposed the explanation.
- What
- A buried prehistoric furnace may be causing an anomaly.
- When
- RBC published the report on November 11, 2026. The timing of the anomaly is not stated.
- Where
- Lake Baikal.
- Why
- The proposed cause is a buried prehistoric furnace.
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- Proposed cause
- A buried prehistoric furnace
- Location
- Lake Baikal
- Assessment
- The explanation is a preliminary hypothesis
- Safety
- The Geophysical Center director said the anomaly poses no threat
- Publication date
- November 11, 2026