Employees from the Messer helium plant in Otis, Kansas, haul helium cross-country every year for the iconic Macy’s ...

It'll never rank up there with turkey and pumpkin pie, but for millions of Americans the Thanksgiving experience just wouldn't be the same without ... helium. For 364 days of the year, the colorless ...

One of the world's greatest races has a gas problem.The America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race, which takes place Saturday in Albuquerque, is affected by the global helium shortage.Five teams from ...

In announcing earlier this month that 45 Party City stores will close, CEO James M. Harrison also remarked on the company’s financial shortfalls in balloon sales, blaming the ongoing helium shortage.

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 ...