The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City uses roughly 400,000 cubic feet of helium gas in total to inflate its iconic giant balloons. Besides being lighter than air and ...

A helium shortage is deflating for Ilana Doitch, owner of Ilana’s Balloons and the Funnery indoor playground in Newmarket, Ont. Ms. Doitch’s helium suppliers have increased their prices since the war ...

Helium balloons are a quintessential party favor, a fixture of any birthday, wedding or anniversary party. But few consumers seem to know that helium is a limited resource — and one which physics ...

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 back ...