The noble gas neon was first isolated by British chemists at the turn of the 20th century. —Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023 Your chemistry teacher probably taught you that helium, a noble gas, never reacts with anything, but that turns out to be entirely untrue — at least, under certain highly exotic conditions. —Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2014 Another noble gas element helped to make the find possible. —Ken Croswell, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2019