Feral cats could be released in England for the first time in hundreds of years as the Wildlife Trusts recruit an expert to help reintroduce them to the wild. After being hunted to extinction, the European wildcat is now the UK’s rarest native mammal. They are larger than the domestic cat, which is descended from …
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In a recent study published on bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers developed and validated an approach for the joint inference of measurement noise and genetic drift by analyzing lineage frequency time series data. Study: Lineage frequency time series reveal high levels of genetic drift in SARS-CoV-2 transmission in England. Image Credit: creativeneko/Shutterstock Background Random genetic drift …
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Children will learn about biodiversity and nature in schools, and possibly gain new green spaces in the playground, thanks to a new partnership between the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the Natural History Museum (NHM) and the government. The plan involves students mapping biodiversity in their schools and adding it to a national database, as well …
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CNN — Visions of the urban future tend to revolve around mile-tall skyscrapers, flying cars, and high-tech solutions to sustainability challenges. But there is another vision that envisions a return to the wilderness on which cities were once built, with forests and wildlife that were lost long ago. This vision is beginning to materialize in …
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