MRI machines and AI chipmakers need the liquid form of the element.

Filling up birthday balloons with helium for your child's next birthday party might be a little more expensive than usual.

From balloon arches at parties to mass balloon releases at funerals, these bits of floating rubber and plastic can have disastrous effects on wildlife. As some retailers are refusing to sell them, her ...

The war in Iran is threatening supplies of a favourite party accessory: helium.

The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is not just blocking oil shipments. NPR's Lilly Quiroz reports it's also disrupting the flow of about one-third of the world's supply of helium. LILLY QUIROZ, ...

The retail chain Party City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The last couple of years have been rough for the event décor business, with the pandemic making parties a fairly rare occasion. But ...

The Iran war is tightening global tech supply chains by cutting off helium from Qatar, a key source of the gas used in ...