April 18 marks the anniversary of Action Comics No. 1, the 1938 debut that launched one of pop culture's most enduring icons.

Five tornadoes hit the Kansas City area Monday night. Did a change in National Weather Service balloon launches leave ...

Over two decades after it was last deflated, detached from its gondola, and crated up at Lakehurst, the gas bag of an N-class ...

SEOUL--South Koreans were alert Friday for possible new launches by North Korea of balloons carrying rubbish into the South, ...

The Sedgwick County Commission could approve a $20 million expansion for the county's Regional Forensic Science Center.

In 1861, Lowe reached out to Professor Joseph Henry, the first Director of the Smithsonian Institution, for funding help.

In Dante's "Divine Comedy," Hell is described as an "inferno" with nine concentric circles, the entrance of which has a sign ...

Abandoned aircraft in desert a monument to Operation Eagle Claw, which left eight airmen dead and a nation humiliated ...

Growing supply chain disruptions could put a pause on weather balloon launches from some locations Helium shortages as a result of the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East could eventually ...

The war in Iran is threatening supplies of a favourite party accessory: helium. “One of the biggest suppliers in the world … they’re not selling balloon-grade helium because they can’t get it,” said ...

The war in the Middle East has already upended global supply chains for petroleum and fertilizer — and now it’s helium’s turn. Normally, about a third of the global supply of the gas comes from Qatar ...

Ripple effects from the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continue to widen. There's yet another brewing shortage, this time in helium. While most people associate helium with ...