A discovered helium deposit would address the global shortage, but won't be a jobs engine. Here's what we found out.

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"Even today, our understanding of star formation is still developing; comprehending how stars formed in the earlier universe is even more challenging." ...

Pulsar Helium is conducting exploratory drilling in northern Minnesota, hoping to confirm a profitable deposit of helium, a ...

Stars form in regions of space known as stellar nurseries, where high concentrations of gas and dust coalesce to form a baby ...

Portsmouth-raised entrepreneur, Neil Herbert, is shaking up the natural resources sector through his pioneering work in ...

(THE CONVERSATION) If you want to know what happened in the earliest years of the universe, you are going to need a very big, very specialized telescope. Much to the joy of astronomers and space fans ...

When you think of helium, you probably think of blowing up a bunch of balloons. But that's just the tip of the iceberg for what it can be used for. In fact, the balloon market only accounts for 10% of ...

New Zealand woman, Faith Waterman Batistich, died after she breathed in the colourless, odourless element directly from the canister in September 2022. When inhaled, helium displaces oxygen in the ...

NEW PRAGUE, Minn. — Experts call an accidental discovery on the Iron Range one of the most significant helium reservoirs in the world. WCCO visited the site in Babbitt in February 2024 to see ...

A coroner is calling for stronger warnings on helium after a mother died at her daughter's first birthday party. The 20-year-old Te Puke woman bought a "parties for everyone" branded canister of ...

The family of a young mother who died after inhaling helium at her child’s birthday party have described their desperate efforts to save the “bright and bubbly” woman. Faith Waterman ...