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GEOLOGY

Rebuilding Haiti’s houses The multi-storey concrete buildings that made up much of Port-au-Prince turned into death traps when the earthquake struck, but constructing new shake-proof buildings is not as expensive as you might expect

TECH

Networked airbag could save skiers If an avalanche catches a group-member unawares, fellow skiers can save them by inflating their airbag remotely

SCI-FI

Images of space-age dreams From Russia’s cosmonaut training facility to NASA’s Apollo control centre, our gallery takes you inside the space industry – but with a twist. Photographer Vincent Fournier goes beyond documentary images, mixing reality with fiction to create a dream-like, retro-infused world

ZOOLOGGER

The amphibious mystery cat Zoologger is our new weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals – and occasionally other organisms – from around the world. This week a cat with webbed feet that just loves water

NEUROSCIENCE

Empathising with robots Exposure to robots in movies and on television could give the next generation the ability to empathise with our artificial counterparts. That’s according to a study of the brain regions that are involved with our ability to relate to each other

TECH

Interactive greeting cards A new approach to greeting cards turns electronic circuitry into art and presents the recipient with an interactive treat

MOTION

Flash, whoosh, blur: movement through the ages Images from a London exhibition follow attempts to capture movement in science and art through history