High-speed footage reveals shoe squeaks can start with a tiny bolt of lightning — plus, evidence that a debated brain phenomenon exists in humans.<h2>00:44 The science of squeaky shoes</h2>Research Article :&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10132-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Djellouli et al.</a>Basketball sound effects via Bradley Kanaris/Getty.<h2>09:05 Research Highlights</h2>Nature:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00510-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Runaway black hole leaves a trail of stars</a>Nature:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00513-z" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Super-sticky feet help a robot to climb the walls</a><h2>11:31 Evidence of hippocampal neurogenesis</h2>Research Article:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10169-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disouky et al.</a><a href="https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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