Rodrigo Pérez Ortega | Inside Science

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Rodrigo Pérez Ortega is a science journalist based in Washington D.C. He has a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences and a master’s in science communication from UC Santa Cruz. His work has appeared in the The New York Times, Nature, Science News, Knowable, and Mongabay, among others. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, scuba diving and reading. Follow him at @rpocisv.

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Fantastic Yeasts and Where Bakers Find Them

Global study reveals microbial diversity of sourdough starters.

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

The Complex Case of the Seaweed That Is Drowning Ecosystems in the Caribbean

Researchers are learning how to cope with the arrival of the sargassum’s “brown tide."

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

Microbes Can Change How Spiders Mate

Scientists show that bacteria have unexpected effects in spider sex.

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

Microplastics are Seemingly Everywhere, Even in the Remote Frozen North

New research finds plastic particles in Arctic snow, in amounts that surprise scientists.

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

California’s Wildfires May Be Too Much, Even for Fire-loving Woodpeckers

‘Megafires’ jeopardize the black-backed woodpecker’s habitat.

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

Climate Change Really is Causing California’s Raging Wildfires

A new study links increased temperatures caused by climate change to California's worsening wildfire problem.

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

See all articles by Rodrigo Perez Ortega

Contributor

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega is a science journalist based in Washington D.C. He has a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences and a master’s in science communication from UC Santa Cruz. His work has appeared in the The New York Times, Nature, Science News, Knowable, and Mongabay, among others. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, scuba diving and reading. Follow him at @rpocisv.

Author Articles

Hand pulls on bread dough in a bowl

Fantastic Yeasts and Where Bakers Find Them

Global study reveals microbial diversity of sourdough starters.

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

The Complex Case of the Seaweed That Is Drowning Ecosystems in the Caribbean

Researchers are learning how to cope with the arrival of the sargassum’s “brown tide."

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

Microbes Can Change How Spiders Mate

Scientists show that bacteria have unexpected effects in spider sex.

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

Microplastics are Seemingly Everywhere, Even in the Remote Frozen North

New research finds plastic particles in Arctic snow, in amounts that surprise scientists.

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

California’s Wildfires May Be Too Much, Even for Fire-loving Woodpeckers

‘Megafires’ jeopardize the black-backed woodpecker’s habitat.

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

Climate Change Really is Causing California’s Raging Wildfires

A new study links increased temperatures caused by climate change to California's worsening wildfire problem.

Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor

See all articles by Rodrigo Perez Ortega