Helium balloons are known for pulling things up, but they could be a great way to drag defunct satellites down to Earth, a team of engineers says. Dead satellites pose a hazard to other orbiting ...

Balloons at this year's Gold Cup and Saucer parade — a crowd favourite — were filled with air, not the usual helium, due to a worldwide helium shortage.

A Windsor, N.S., retirement community is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the return of its 4.5-metre helium balloon that was lost to the sky as it was being filled for the ...