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Barry Eichengreen: Trump’s trade offensive echoes Thatcher’s Falklands War

Barry Eichengreen: Trump’s trade offensive echoes Thatcher’s Falklands War

US President Donald Trump’s trade war resembles nothing so much as UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s Falklands War in 1982: one side deploys massive force and the other withdraws with its tail between its legs. Of 57 countries and territories...

[Barry Eichengreen] Trump in the Falklands

[Barry Eichengreen] Trump in the Falklands

US President Donald Trump’s trade war resembles nothing so much as UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Falklands War in 1982: One side deploys massive force, and the other withdraws with its tail between its legs. Of 57 countries and territories...

Antarctic researchers discover body of British man frozen in glacier 65 years ago

Antarctic researchers discover body of British man frozen in glacier 65 years ago

The body of a British researcher who went missing in Antarctica in 1959 has been recovered from a glacier more than half a century later. Dennis 'Tink' Bell was just 25 years old when he died after falling into the crevasse of a glacier while...

After 66 Years, Melting Glacier Releases Antarctic Researcher's Remains

After 66 Years, Melting Glacier Releases Antarctic Researcher's Remains

Earlier this year, personnel from the Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station found human remains on King George Island’s Ecology Glacier. Now, DNA testing has confirmed that the body belongs to Dennis Bell, a British researcher who lost his life on...

World Popular Science Body of scientist lost in 1959 found in Antarctica

World Popular Science Body of scientist lost in 1959 found in Antarctica

The remains of an Antarctic researcher who went missing in 1959 have finally been found. A team from the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station uncovered the body of Dennis “Tink” Bell among rocks exposed by a receding glacier. Bell was a...

British researcher's remains found in melting Anatarctic glacier

British researcher's remains found in melting Anatarctic glacier

The remains of British researcher Dennis "Tink" Bell were found in a melting Antarctic glacier, like the one seen here. File Photo by NASA/UPI Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A British researcher's remains were discovered in a melting Antarctic glacier after he...

Remains of Antarctic Researcher Dennis ‘Tink’ Bell Found After 66 Years

Remains of Antarctic Researcher Dennis ‘Tink’ Bell Found After 66 Years

Tue 12 Aug 2025 | 01:14 PM The remains of British meteorologist Dennis ‘Tink’ Bell have been found in Antarctica, 66 years after he vanished in a crevasse accident. A Polish research team discovered the bones and personal items such as radio...

Went missing 66 years ago, British researcher’s remains found in Antarctica as glacier melts

Went missing 66 years ago, British researcher’s remains found in Antarctica as glacier melts

The remains of Dennis “Tink” Bell, a British meteorologist who died in a tragic accident in Antarctica in 1959, have been discovered in a melting glacier on King George Island, more than six decades after his disappearance.Bell, who was working...

Antarctic glacier melt reveals body of British researcher lost in 1959

Antarctic glacier melt reveals body of British researcher lost in 1959

Sixty-six years after a fatal accident, a British man’s remains have been found due to a melting Antarctic glacier. Dennis “Tink” Bell, a 25-year-old meteorologist, died in a crevasse on July 26, 1959. The incident took place on a glacier at...

Antarctic researcher remains, working for Falklands’ Dependency, 66 years ago, found in receding glacier

Antarctic researcher remains, working for Falklands’ Dependency, 66 years ago, found in receding glacier

Tuesday, August 12th 2025 - 06:40 UTC Dennis Bell (left) with his fellow colleagues and the dogs that helped them to work in Antarctica. Midwinter 1959 at Admiralty Bay Base. Credit: unknown. The remains of an Antarctic researcher have been...

Melting ice reveals remains of Antarctic researcher who vanished 66 years ago

Melting ice reveals remains of Antarctic researcher who vanished 66 years ago

The remains of a British researcher who fell into a crevasse on an Antarctic glacier 66 years ago have been recovered, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) said. Dennis Bell, then 25, vanished into the ice on July 26, 1959 while climbing the Ecology...

Who was Dennis Bell as British researcher found frozen in Antarctica after 65 years

Who was Dennis Bell as British researcher found frozen in Antarctica after 65 years

The body of a missing Brit has been discovered in the ice of Antarctica, 65 years after he disappeared. The remains of Dennis 'Tink' Bell were found in a melting glacier, where he had been frozen since 1959. Discovered in January by a Polish...

Lost researcher's remains found on Antarctic glacier after 66 years

Lost researcher's remains found on Antarctic glacier after 66 years

Dennis “Tink” Bell (far right) during Christmas celebrations at Admiralty Bay Station in 1958 D. Bell; Archives ref: AD6/19/X/20/18 The remains of a meteorologist who fell to his death on an Antarctic glacier 66 years ago have been found and...

'Shocked and amazed': remains of British researcher found in a glacier, 60 years after he died

'Shocked and amazed': remains of British researcher found in a glacier, 60 years after he died

11 August 2025, 09:33 | Updated: 11 August 2025, 14:02 The remains of a British researcher have been recovered from a glacier in Antarctica, more than 60 years after a scientific expedition went badly wrong. In 1959, Dennis "Tink" Bell was working...

Remains of researcher who vanished in 1959 found on Antarctic glacier

Remains of researcher who vanished in 1959 found on Antarctic glacier

The remains of a British researcher who vanished in 1959 in Antarctica when he was 25 years old were discovered amid rocks near a receding glacier and identified using DNA analysis, the British Antarctic Survey said Monday. Dennis "Tink" Bell had...

Remains of researcher who vanished in 1959 found on Antarctic glacier

Remains of researcher who vanished in 1959 found on Antarctic glacier

The remains of a British researcher who vanished in 1959 in Antarctica when he was 25 years old were discovered amid rocks near a receding glacier and identified using DNA analysis, the British Antarctic Survey said Monday. Dennis "Tink" Bell had...

'Shocked and amazed': remains of British researcher found in a glacier

'Shocked and amazed': remains of British researcher found in a glacier

The remains of a British researcher have been recovered from a glacier in Antarctica, more than 60 years after a scientific expedition went badly wrong. In 1959, Dennis "Tink" Bell was working for the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS),...

Remains of British researcher who died in Antarctica found 66 years later

Remains of British researcher who died in Antarctica found 66 years later

The remains of a British meteorologist who died in Antarctica around 66 years ago have been discovered in a melting glacier, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has said. Dennis “Tink” Bell, 25, died after falling down a crevasse on a glacier at...

Remains of British researcher lost in Antarctica are FOUND after 66 years: DNA analysis confirms body under glacier belongs to Dennis 'Tink' Bell

Remains of British researcher lost in Antarctica are FOUND after 66 years: DNA analysis confirms body under glacier belongs to Dennis 'Tink' Bell

On July 26, 1959, Dennis 'Tink' Bell, a 25 year-old British adventurer, set off on a survey expedition off the Antarctic Peninsula. The Londoner, a radio operator and meteorologist, was conducting survey work with a colleague at Ecology Glacier, a...

Livestream of deep sea creatures transfixes Argentina and sparks calls for refunding science

Livestream of deep sea creatures transfixes Argentina and sparks calls for refunding science

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Transparent-faced fish drift through dusky waters. Snowlike flecks of dead plants sift down from the world above. Soft sponges peek through the soot of the seafloor. Only occasional mutters among marine biologists break...

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