Scientists had never known where to look for the Earth’s helium supply,
until now. Researchers in the United Kingdom and Norway tested out a new
approach to gas exploration and struck exactly what they were looking
for: a huge helium gas field. The discovery of the helium cache could
ease the current shortage of the valuable, rare gas – both because of
the astounding amount of helium found and the potential for these
discovery methods to be applied elsewhere around the world. This is good
news for more than just the balloon industry: Helium is used in MRI
(magnetic resonance imaging) scanners, industrial leak detection,
welding, and nuclear energy production.
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