Aside from party balloons, helium has a wide range of important applications, from cooling superconducting magnets in MRI machines and particle accelerators to making breathing easier for newborn ...

The new The Children's Hospital New Orleans Holiday Parade, that takes place at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3rd, will include elaborately designed theme floats, helium balloons, and some advertisements.

A giant helium balloon is slowly drifting above Antarctica, about 22 miles (36 kilometers) up. Launched on Tuesday (Dec. 25) from the National Science Foundation's Long Duration Balloon (LDB ...