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Australia's vast coastline and small population have spurred a focus on developing large autonomous submarines and fighter jets, dubbed the Ghost Shark and Ghost Bat.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The 63-year-old man, dubbed the "Oslo patient", is the latest in around 10 people worldwide who have gone into long-term remission from HIV after receiving a transplant to treat unrelated blood cancer.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Before taking office, Kennedy promised to end what he dubbed the Food and Drug Administration’s “aggressive suppression” of raw milk and other natural products and therapies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

In 2015-16, a super El Niño was predicted — which some forecasters dubbed a Godzilla El Niño — but California’s yearly rainfall totals ended up being about average, said state climatologist Michael Anderson.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The lab’s future was still uncertain, despite a series of successful trials dubbed Operation Teapot at the Nevada Test Site in February and March 1955.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik