On Wednesday of last week, some of you may have watched a man fly without a plane or hang glider. David Blaine, the illusionist and endurance artist, soared over the Arizona desert by holding onto 50 ...

It’s a brisk December morning at Spaceport Tucson, America’s premiere (only?) dedicated launch pad for stratospheric balloons, and a small army of technicians in reflective vests is milling around on ...

When Macy’s first introduced a helium-filled character balloon into the Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1927, people watching from the sidewalks of New York didn’t quite know what they were looking at.

Next month, the city of Encinitas will consider a ban on helium-filled balloons, a proposal that has garnered more support letters than any topic ever heard by the environmental commission. Some ...

The latest incident also comes amid heightened alert across Europe following several breaches of NATO airspace by drones and ...

Lithuania arrests four as helium-filled balloon smuggling disrupts airports and triggers government action. Lithuanian ...

Most days, you can find Mark O'Connor picking up trash during his daily walks on the beach. And almost always, the retired sheriff's sergeant will find a discarded balloon among the rubbish. "The last ...

Things are looking up for Minnesota's nascent helium industry, because miners keep going down to find more of it.

October is a festive month in North Carolina. But if you were thinking of having a balloon release to celebrate, you might ...