Kids may know that balloons are bad for wildlife. This is because, when it’s filled with helium, a balloon can travel many miles into the sky before it loses the ability to float. When it falls ...

(WHTM) — Worthington Industries has recalled their Balloon Time Mini Helium Tanks, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday. According to the commission, the c… ...

We naturally think of helium balloons as “flying,” or “hovering” but they don’t. They get pushed upwards by the denser air around them. We can see this the moment we remove the air.

Balloon Time recently recalled 121,100 mini helium tanks, because the gas may leak into the cap causing it to become a projectile, according to an announcement with the U.S. Consumer Product ...

Editor’s Note: Daniel A. Flynn is chairman of the Balloon Council, an organization of retailers, distributors and manufacturers. He is also chief operating officer of Pioneer Balloon Company ...

Balloons just got real. An element of the periodic table, helium is what chemists call an inert gas. Helium has an atomic number of 2. It's nontoxic, nonflammable, and is used in several ...

DETROIT – Helium is getting hard to find these days, and it’s ruining parties for people of all ages.. No helium, of course, means no helium balloons, and what's a celebration without balloons?

When hands release helium-filled balloons and send them into the sky, they're doing more than marking a wedding, graduation or death. They're also stirring the pot in a clash between the balloon ...