Weather balloons are used frequently to gather key data on weather conditions. University of Missouri meteorology students ...

Helium, vital in various industries from healthcare to technology, is facing global shortages in what is called "Helium Shortage 4.0." The scarcity is due to disruptions in the supply chain, ...

Our lives are surprisingly dependent upon this extremely light and unreactive gas, yet supplies of it are remarkably fragile.

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Laughter may not be the best medicine for what ails us, but for now it’ll have to do. A veteran practical joker shares some ...

The president-elect of the American Meteorological Society compares the situation to bolts in a steel office building, ...

Meteorologists and former National Weather Service leaders say reducing vital weather balloon launches will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in.

It takes 90 minutes to an hour to fill a weather balloon with helium or hydrogen, get it fitted with a sensor, then ready it for launch making sure the radiosonde doesn’t drag on the ground ...

Another image even showed the labe for helium balloons ranging from $1.50 all the way to $5 each. “Dollar tree strikes again raising prices on select products,” the video states. Now this ...

Elon Musk has criticised the U.S. government's financial practices, calling the existence of “magic money computers” a major problem. Speaking on a podcast with Senator Ted Cruz, Musk claimed that 14 ...

A helium balloon is highly attractive to marine animals, confused as a food source thanks to its light and airy nature in the water. When marine animals eat the balloon it can trap their airways or ...