Video: Knife made of frozen poo and an alligator that breathes in helium are among the winners of the spoof 'Ig Nobel' awards An international team of researchers did a study titled "A Chinese ...

THE discovery of helium lines in the spectrum of neon, by Mr. E. C. C. Baly, will necessitate a modification of the views we have expressed in our communication to the British Association at Bristol.

Hydrogen and helium separate at pressures and temperatures found within the gas giant Jupiter’s marbled exterior is pretty familiar territory, but it’s still not clear what happens far below ...

Helium is one of our few non-renewable resources, and yet it is critical for many applications as an inert gas and as one of the coldest substances known. The unique properties of this “endangered ...

A prestigious physics paper was once co-authored by a Siamese cat for a very key reason in 1975. And no, we're not joking.

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Their mission: make helium balloons achieve neutral buoyancy—a delicate balance where the balloons ... They were not only ...

Ten such awards were handed out on Thursday by the science humour magazine Annals ... with normal air and a supply of oxygen and helium (heliox). The vibrations of the vocal tissues don't change ...