Profile: Miriam Rothschild; a natural history of fleas and butterflies
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British naturalist Miriam Rothschild, 90, inherited her passion for nature and science from her father Charles, famous for his flea collection. Rothschild has published more than 350 scientific articles ranging from fleas and butterflies, to snails. Her newest interest is land management.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
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Population pressure: the road from Rio is paved with factions
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Environmentalists, women's rights advocates and other delegates to the 1992 United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, could not agree how to control population growth.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
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