“Liquid helium, the coldest element on Earth, is invaluable for hospitals that use MRI scans to detect cancer, spinal cord injuries and liver diseases,” wrote Becker’s Hospital Review, a ...

Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe, after hydrogen. But we have to stick to Earth itself for our helium needs, at least for the foreseeable future.

Helium: A colorless, inert gaseous element that is a trace constituent of the atmosphere, amounting to only 0.000524 percent by volume of dry air. Its existence on the sun was recognized before ...

Out of Our Element: 5 Things to Know About Helium During the Global Shortage Party City has partially blamed the helium shortage for the closure 5% of its 870 locations in the U.S. and Canada.

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 ...

When you think of helium, you probably think of blowing up a bunch of balloons. But that's just the tip of the iceberg for what it can be used for. In fact, the balloon market only accounts for 10% of ...

A volcanic region of Tanzania contains more than a trillion liters of helium gas, enough to fill 1.2 million medical MRI scanners — or hundreds of billions of balloons, researchers report.

Every element possible, that is, except the three we skipped.You see, the Universe starts off with hydrogen and helium, all stars produce helium, and then stars over a certain mass threshold ...

Battle of the elements: iron gave us skyscrapers and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Both isotopes of helium share one bizarre property: superfluidity. Below 4.2 K, helium-4 becomes a liquid ...

A global helium shortage is popping a giant hole in Party City's sales, forcing the retailer to close 45 stores across the United States. Here are some must-know facts about everyone's favorite ...