by Kathi Leiden | Jul 10, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
High levels of helium-3 have been discovered in oil wells in Southern California, which changes everything we thought we knew about the Newport-Inglewood fault line and has reignited fears of another “big one.” On Earth, helium-3 is insanely rare. It is only found in...
by Kathi Leiden | Jun 17, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
The answer to the world’s energy problems could be laying in the dust on our own moon. Chinese scientists say that the rare Helium-3 isotope found on the moon could provide enough clean energy to power Earth for tens of thousands of years, ridding humanity of...
by Kathi Leiden | May 29, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Safety, Helium Stunts
We’re nearly halfway through 2015 now and the first half of the year brought us a bizarre new trend among teens and adults alike: helium burping. Yep, it makes a funny noise. What isn’t funny about helium burping is that it is unbelievably dangerous and it...
by Kathi Leiden | May 28, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has discovered a massive reserve of helium underneath Yellowstone that is believed to be 2,000,000,000 (yes, billion) years old— and it’s escaping by the second. In fact, there is so much helium escaping the park (about 60 tons...
by Kathi Leiden | May 25, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Stunts
What’s the best way to demonstrate the effectiveness of your product if you’re a smartphone case manufacturer? Put an iPhone in its protective case, strap it to a helium balloon and send it up into the stratosphere. And that’s exactly what Urban...
