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The Secret to Detecting Venusian Earthquakes: Hot-Air Balloons
The planet’s dense atmosphere is a challenge to landers, but a boon to balloons.
The Daredevil Life and Pyrotechnic Death of Sophie Blanchard
Live by the balloon, die by the balloon.
A 12-Year-Old Japanese Singer Went into a Coma After Inhaling Helium
12-year-old member of singing a group called 3B Junior is awake now, but she still can't move. It's a good reminder that breathing helium is a goofy—but real—way to die.
Buildings Overflow With Balloons in This Photography Project
Charles Pétillon photographs giant balloon structures in urban spaces.
Please Build a Cloud City Over Venus
Move over, Mars: NASA may soon send platinum airships to the second rock from the Sun.
Balloons Turn Me On, and I Don't Think There's Anything Wrong with That
"The real deal is when my girl is lying on top of a big balloon, naked, with her ass pointing at me, surrounded by soft latex, inflating a balloon with her mouth."
North and South Korean Soldiers Exchange Fire in Shootout at DMZ
A 10-minute shootout occurred Sunday after North Korean troops approached the border and did not retreat when South Korean soldiers fired warning shots.
North and South Korea Exchange Gunfire Over Propaganda Balloons as Kim Jong-un Misses National Event
South Korean activists floated 200,000 leaflets and $1,000 in cash across the border, as well as DVDs and books illustrating life in the south.
Giant Biodegradable Balloons Are The New Messages-In-A-Bottle
David Colombini's "Attachment" lets users send messages—as text, videos, or photos—up into the air on a biodegradable balloon.
The Hunt for Brooklyn's Hidden Creeks
Citizen scientists are like Dr. Livingstones venturing into the past, seeking the source of the Gowanus canal.
Why a Surveillance Balloon Is Flying Over London to Protest Surveillance
The balloon-kite hybrid will carry aerial cameras and darknet routers, and release the data to anyone who wants to see it.
Drones Are Just Airpower Without All the Adult Diapers
The basic difference between a drone and an aircraft is a bathroom, and making it easy for pilots to pee doesn't make war any more evil.