At some point, most people have sucked the helium out of a balloon to get that squeaky, high-pitched voice - including one of the classiest ladies out there, Dame Helen Mirren - but it's time to put ...

Have you ever noticed that balloons blown up by mouth don't float in the air, while balloons filled with helium gas do float? To understand this question, let's look at why things float. A person ...

Before Snoopy and his new friends can strut the streets of New York City and a Santa Claus actor can distribute carbon-rich coal (and, more optimistically, presents), the Macy's Thanksgiving Day ...

Helium balloons are a quintessential party favor, a fixture of any birthday, wedding or anniversary party. But few consumers seem to know that helium is a limited resource — and one which physics ...

Michael Corcoran, a former captain for the Clinton Police Department Marine Control and avid fisherman, said that he often comes across floating debris in his boat from helium balloons that drift far ...

Birthday balloons falling limply to the ground. Satellites, medical scanners and TVs fading to black. And twinkling stars in ...