A new study of sunscreens, baby lotions, shampoos, soaps and other everyday products found that nearly all contained chemicals not disclosed on their labels. Most contained at least one unlabeled chemical with known or suspected health hazards, and one in four contained a chemical that contradicted claims on the package, including “phthalate-free” products that contained phthalates. The research is published in Environment & Health.

“We found undisclosed harmful chemicals in products claiming to be free of them,” said Jenna Hua, senior author of the study and founder of the Million Marker Research Institute...

Artificial intelligence models are jacks of many trades, including writing, generating images, and creating 3D models. But they aren’t as helpful when it comes to testing robots or designs for vehicles in diverse environments, since they don’t understand physics as well as they do pixels or text.

To build an AI system that can reliably simulate a variety of physical scenarios, engineers need physics data at a scale that is not yet feasible. That’s because it is very time-consuming to generate even a few data points that neural networks can understand. They rely on algorithms called “numerical solvers” to calculate physical properties at different points of a 3D shape...

Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The observations reveal that the evolved star IRS3 continues to enrich its surroundings with newly formed material despite the intense radiation environment around SagittariusA*.

IRS 3 has reached a stage near the end of its life called the asymptotic giant branch phase. Stars in this phase of life are huge, cool and luminous, and they shed gas into space with their powerful stellar winds...

Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs), secure elements used to connect devices to a mobile network, can pose severe security risks when compromised. A malicious SIM could allow attackers to gather information about a device, interfere with its connectivity and serve as an entry point for further cyberattacks.

Presenting their findings at the 2026 USENIX WOOT Conference on Offensive Technologies in Baltimore, University of Birmingham researchers reveal a new attack surface exposed to malicious and compromised SIMs.

A feature known as Proactive SIM allows a SIM card to send a limited number of special commands directly to a device’s modem...