(SOUNDBITE) (English) TECUMSEH FITCH, CO-AUTHOR OF STUDY "A CHINESE ALLIGATOR IN HELIOX: FORMANT FREQUENCIES IN A CROCODILIAN," SAYING: "Our question was whether alligators have vocal tract resonances ...

So you may have heard about a helium shortage. Helium is indeed so light that it can float up and out of Earth’s atmosphere---but that’s not the real problem. The trouble, says a new report, is ...

While helium is the second-most abundant element in the universe, our supply here on Earth is limited. Once it's gone, it's gone. If helium balloons are on your shopping list for a Mother’s Day or a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A rare form of helium may have flooded Earth’s core during the ...

Conservation of the helium resources of the U. S. as an American monopoly for both war and peace purposes is the object of bills to be introduced at the present session of Congress. Dr. S. C. Lind, ...

An international team has observed gigantic clouds of helium escaping from the exoplanet WASP-107b. Obtained with the James Webb Space Telescope, these observations could be modelled thanks to ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Have you ever had a helium balloon in your car and notice that its movements are much different than you would expect? If you never noticed, it is certainly something to see. It ...

Muonic helium-3: Twice as slimmed-down Helium-3 is the lighter cousin of ordinary helium, helium-4. Its atomic nucleus has two protons and two neutrons (hence the 4 after the abbreviation for the ...

Helium — the recluse of the periodic table — is reluctant to react with other elements. But squeeze the element hard enough, and it will form a chemical compound with sodium, scientists report. Helium ...

Helium shortage 3.0 is winding down. But 2021 is likely to bring more changes to the global market for this critical, nonrenewable gas. And even if there isn’t another crunch, scientists who use ...

The things most people know about helium are that it makes balloons float up and it makes your voice squeaky if you inhale some. But helium is more than just fun and games: it is also a scarce ...

The giant magma blob beneath Yellowstone National Park unleashed tons of ancient helium gas when it torched North America, according to a new study. "The amount of crustal helium coming out is way ...