The price of helium shot up six years ago and more than a dozen wildcatters — risk-taking prospectors who drill exploratory wells — headed to northeastern Arizona with the hope of striking it rich.

Helium-3 discovery in Minnesota is sparking big energy claims, but the science, rarity, and real-world limits matter more than the hype around it.

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner will stay on the International Space Station for months because of a faulty propulsion system whose problems included helium leaks.

A global helium shortage might not sound like the most pressing global problem our species has to deal with. Are we dangerously short on balloons and/or means of making our voices squeaky? As global ...

A rare form of helium buried under northern Minnesota is forcing energy planners to take a second look at what tomorrow’s ...