Scientists are tracing ancient helium trapped beneath South Africa’s gold fields, revealing how rare gas survives for ...

While finding small amounts of helium isn't too hard, harvesting large amounts for corporation requests in StarRupture is a ...

Two of Blue Origin’s earliest employees, former President Rob Meyerson and Chief Architect Gary Lai, have started a company that seeks to extract helium-3 from the lunar surface, return it to Earth, ...

Mining helps verify the legitimacy of transactions conducted via a blockchain network, such as the Bitcoin blockchain. Miners can start mining cryptocurrencies using hardware like a central processing ...

Helium is slipping into a new era of scarcity just as the world leans on it more heavily for medicine, microchips and spaceflight. At the same time, geologists are uncovering clues that very old rocks ...

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Inhaling helium displaces oxygen, putting you at risk of side effects such as dizziness, loss of consciousness, and even death. Share on Pinterest You inhale helium from a balloon, and almost as if by ...

In recent months, I’ve mentioned super-solids a couple of times, which is a bit unusual for something we haven’t been sure actually exists. However, a recent paper seems to offer some quite strong ...

A new analysis of ancient lava flows in the Canadian Arctic suggests helium trapped in Earth’s core could be slowly “leaking” into the mantle and then reaching the surface—an idea that challenges the ...

Are we really running out of helium? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Inna Vishik, ...

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