The potential for helium to one day run out has put paid to the notion that it should be used for amusement purposes. Despite being the second most common element in the universe, helium is relatively ...

If you want to buy a helium-filled balloon for a celebration, then it's likely you'll be paying a bit more for the privilege. "Prices just keep going up and up," says Steve Durnford, director of ...

Mr Trappe spent about an hour and three quarters sailing silently over the Channel before reaching Dunkirk Credit: Photo: SKY NEWS He set off from a field in Kent early this morning hoping to become ...

Using the lighter-than-air gas to pump up foil balloons is “hugely frustrating” and “absolutely the wrong use of helium”, said Tom Welton, a professor of sustainable chemistry at Imperial College.

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A cluster-balloonist who became the first person to fly the English Channel is taking on the challenge of a lifetime by attempting to cross the entire Atlantic Ocean. Intrepid Jonathan Trappe, 38, ...

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