Articles for tag: Animals and Earth, Discover Wildlife, Earth Science, Helium Discovery, Yellowstone Nature

Helium Hotspot? Why Scientists Are Swarming to the Yellowstone Region

Jan Otte

Yellowstone National Park is famous for its geysers, bison, and breathtaking landscapes but scientists now believe it could hold the key to solving a modern resource crisis. Hidden beneath the park’s bubbling hot springs and volcanic activity may lie vast reserves of helium, an element critical for everything from MRI machines to quantum computing. What ...