Hearts are heavy these days in the world of lighter-than-air helium balloons. A helium shortage is making balloon prices rise faster than a helium balloon itself after a kid lets it go. "I don't want ...

The balloons that cover the walls behind the cash registers at Party City come in all shapes and sizes, but they can't float. Ghosts, skeletons and other creatures of the night hang from the ceiling ...

A global helium shortage has doctors worried about one of the natural gas’s most essential, and perhaps unexpected, uses: MRIs. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...