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Tissue grown to reverse genital damage

Scientists have replaced the erectile tissue of rabbits restoring sexual function and allowing them to father offspring

Older and wiser: making age count

Understanding and predicting longevity are vital if we are to manage the implications of greater life expectancy

Eureka: Life, the Universe and everything

In issue two of Eureka, Bill Bryson tries to get his head around the LHC and we delve into robot surgery and longevity

How the Nazca civilisation sealed its own fate

Scientists say that the ancient South Americans contributed to their own demise by cutting down woodland 1,500 years ago

Psychic computer shows your thoughts on screen

Scientists have discovered how to 'read' minds by scanning brain activity and reproducing images of what people are seeing

Cocaine addiction in young doubles in four years

NHS figures show numbers seeking treatment for cocaine addication are on rise while heroin and crack declines

Science: If you want to stay slim and fit, choose your friends carefully

Shower heads ‘harbour lung-disease germs'

Germs that cause respiratory diseases flourish in the warm, dark conditions, say university scientists in Colorado

Learning an instrument boosts the memory

Research has found that playing music enlarges the left side of the brain, and can also improve pupils' behaviour

Do mention the War: reminiscing improves memory

Study finds that the memories of elderly people improved 12 per cent after group session recalling past events

Healthy eaters put wild fish stocks at risk

Demand for healthy fish oils has tripled the production of farmed fish in little over a decade, a scientific report says