Oliver Warr – University of Ottawa; AEL AMS Laboratory. When you think of uses for helium, birthday balloons (and inhaling them for chipmunk voices) may come to mind. But it’s actually a highly valued ...

Discovered in the 1800s in the solar spectrum, helium has been an element that has eluded humans for centuries. Despite being listed as one of the most abundant elements in the universe, this noble ...

Scientists are tracing ancient helium trapped beneath South Africa’s gold fields, revealing how rare gas survives for billions of years.

Owing to peculiar properties, helium has taken both the main and supporting roles in scientific discoveries over the years. Christine Herman explores just what makes it such a cool element. I was one ...

Physicists have created the first one-dimensional helium-based model system to advance research with applications to creating smaller microchips. Physicists at Indiana University and the University of ...