Helium is an essential material for research and medical equipment, but it's nonrenewable and difficult to recycle
theconversation.com
With the fourth significant shortage of helium in a decade continuing, companies and researchers are looking for alternative sources.
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    Helium is found adjacent to natural gas deposits which have formed in rock with a high uranium content. Over time, the uranium decays, and helium atoms are part of the result of that decay. Almost all of the world’s helium comes from an area around San Antonio, Texas.