A global helium shortage has doctors worried about one of the natural gas’s most essential, and perhaps unexpected, uses: MRIs. Strange as it sounds, the lighter-than-air element that gives balloons ...

Population III (PopIII) stars represent astronomy's ultimate prize: the first generation of stars born from the pristine hydrogen and helium created in the Big Bang. These theoretical giants, ...

A global helium shortage is popping a giant hole in Party City's sales, forcing the retailer to close 45 stores across North America. The party supplies retailer blamed the helium shortage for its $30 ...

Discovered in the 1800s in the solar spectrum, helium has been an element that has eluded humans for centuries. Despite being listed as one of the most abundant elements in the universe, this noble ...

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. and BUFFALO, N.Y. — Helium, the second lightest element in the universe, has a variety of uses, from keeping balloons afloat to cooling superconducting magnets. It is also a noble ...

This month’s announcement from Party City that it’s closing more than 40 stores as it grapples with new challenges, including diminishing helium supplies, likely came as unwelcome news to customers ...

Liquid helium has helped build billion-dollar industries and generate multiple Nobel Prizes. Now our supply is running low. By Joseph DiVerdi Dr. DiVerdi is a chemistry professor. Liquid helium is a ...

It may contain inaccuracies due to the limitations of machine translation. 150 Years Since Helium's Discovery During a Solar Eclipse Balloons filled with gas fill children's hearts with excitement.

After driving nine miles, over four cattle guards, along a private road just northwest of Amarillo, I worried that I might have made a wrong turn as I saw an entry gate on the horizon bearing the name ...