Shortages of helium, a byproduct of natural gas processing, could create problems for semiconductor and medical equipment manufacturers.

Cell phones, MRIs, and space research are among the things that could get more expensive as helium prices spike.

Over the past decade, helium has become more scarce and more expensive,” one scientist who relies on the element told ...

At the same time, Iran is blocking the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, through which Qatar ...

Growing supply chain disruptions could put a pause on weather balloon launches from some locations ...

A global supply disruption of helium, triggered by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, is raising concerns for India’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Thursday, the U.S. government sold the Federal Helium Reserve, a massive underground stockpile based in Amarillo, Texas, that ...

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, ...

Hospital supply chain leaders are concerned that the nation’s sale of its helium stockpile could worsen an existing supply shortage, NBC News reported Jan. 25. Helium is the coldest element on Earth ...

Asia to be most impacted by helium supply disruptions, as South Korea, Taiwan make up massive portion of global chip supply ...

Pulsar Helium, which confirmed some of the highest concentrations of helium on the continent at a well on private land, is now eyeing state leases, too. Jack Gibbons, senior geologist at Pulsar Helium ...