Astronomers have discovered a distant planet with an abundance of helium in its atmosphere, which has swollen to resemble an inflated balloon. An international team of researchers, including Jessica ...

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

Astronomers have discovered a distant planet with an abundance of helium in its atmosphere, which has swollen to resemble an inflated balloon. An international team of researchers, including Jessica ...

They’re up, up and — almost — away. The massive helium balloons that will float through New York City for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took shape on Wednesday, when they were filled with helium ...

Helium balloons for graduations and end-of-school-year parties are going to be more expensive this year…I found out first-hand this morning. Supply experts say we are in the middle of a global helium ...

We'd hate to burst anybody's balloon, but the world is quickly running out of helium. The dwindling supply of the inert gas has been a growing concern since the mid 2000s. Now a group of scientists ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is tomorrow, but web editor ...

Although helium is a rare element on Earth, it is ubiquitous in the Universe. It is, after hydrogen, the main component of stars and gaseous giant planets. Despite its abundance, helium was only ...

When the US privatized the National Helium Reserve in 1996, it began selling off the nation’s helium reserves cheaply, — which depleted the world’s largest supply of the gas. Now, researchers have ...

If you’ve visited a party supply store recently you may have seen a sign saying "out of helium." There's a helium shortage across the country, including South Florida. Just weeks before the New Year’s ...

A new measurement of the strong nuclear force, which binds protons and neutrons together, confirms previous hints of an uncomfortable truth: We still don’t have a solid theoretical grasp of even the ...