Alongside the oil and gas stranded in the strait of Hormuz is another commodity vital to today’s economy: helium. It is a critical element in all kinds of areas from MRI machines to the Large Hadron Collider, and even deep-sea diving. It is also integral to the AI boom. And
Presented by Ian Sample, with Madeleine Finlay, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer was Ellie Bury
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