Helium is used for more than just filling party balloons. It’s also an important component in a wide variety of scientific applications. A balloon vendor walks to a graduation ceremony in New York.

Earth metals aren't the only rare elements that are essential to modern technology. Helium, the lighter-than-air gas that buoys balloons, also plays roles in powering space shuttles, modern ...

Deep beneath a remote desert in China, scientists have identified a colossal cache of helium that formed long before ...

Scientists are tracing ancient helium trapped beneath South Africa’s gold fields, revealing how rare gas survives for ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- The purchase of a liquid helium recovery system at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville aims to help scientists avoid the rising prices and uncertain availability of a key ...

In announcing earlier this month that 45 Party City stores will close, CEO James M. Harrison also remarked on the company’s financial shortfalls in balloon sales, blaming the ongoing helium shortage.

In kite-fishing, there is only one ­constant: Things are always changing. Moving spots, adjusting tackle, swapping out kites, modifying presentations, and changing out baits. We must be willing to ...

On Thursday, the U.S. government sold the Federal Helium Reserve, a massive underground stockpile based in Amarillo, Texas, that supplies up to 30% of the country’s helium. Once the deal is finalized, ...

Seagate today announced its first use of helium in a hard disk drive (HDD), making it the company’s highest capacity drive to date with 10TB of storage space. The new Enterprise Capacity 3.5-in. HDD ...

Hospital supply chain leaders are concerned that the nation’s sale of its helium stockpile could worsen an existing supply shortage, NBC News reported Jan. 25. Helium is the coldest element on Earth ...