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 ...

You guys, that's seriously like the second element on the periodic table. The Independent UK reports: It is the second-lightest element in the Universe, has the lowest boiling-point of any gas and is ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The next hot commodity could be hot air. Helium, used in everything from blimps and hot air balloons to MRI scanners, particle colliders, scuba gear, semiconductor manufacturing and rockets, is in ...

Learn about the United States helium supply, its impact on global markets, and the future challenges of this essential resource. "They couldn't sell it fast enough and the world price for helium gas ...

Apparently, the world is running out of helium. Robert Richardson, a Nobel Prizewinner, believes that helium supplies will run out in 25 years. And since no other substance has a lower boiling point ...