Huge helium find in Tanzania
29 June 2016 - 16:32
A Tanzanian helium find has allayed fears of a global shortage of the precious gas. Despite the fact that it accounts for about 24% of the atoms in the universe‚ helium is rare on earth because it is the second lightest element on the periodic table - so once it is released it can readily escape into space.
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