Bone can be a boon for some

Richard Collins looks at the evolution of the baculum or penis bone that has long disappeared from the human race but still appears in some mammals.

Half of all men, over the age of 40, experience ‘erectile dysfunction’, at least occasionally. Millions of euro are spent annually on what Hugh Hefner called ‘God’s little helper’; Viagra.

Impotence is not a new problem, however; it arose, and was addressed, countless eons ago.