Welcome to the 39^th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a bi-weekly curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team.

SteemSTEM is a community driven project which seeks to promote well-written and informative Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics posts on Steemit. The project involves curating STEM-related posts through upvoting, resteeming, offering constructive feedback, supporting scientific contests, and other related activities.

For more details, a recent update on the steemSTEM can be found here, and a not so recent one there. Moreover, if you ask yourself about what it means to be part of steemSTEM, please check here.

Our team scours the platform for original and quality content. After working through thousands (literally!) of STEM-related posts and upvoting more than 150 that we deemed to be worthy, we proudly present you our top 6 handpicked choices for this Monday-Wednesday period. ## Monday _ ### 4D PRINTING: THE DRAMATIC 3D

3D printing is one of the latest technology trends, but did you know it has already been advanced to 4D? Read this post by @sparklez to learn what’s new.
### Towards Artificial Minds 3: Recent Breakthroughs and some Philosophical Inquires

In this post @cpufronz discusses developments in the field of AI along some philosophical wanderings that certainly deserve a read from you. _ ## Tuesday _ ### The Tales of Pirates - Henry Avery “The King of Pirates”

Another beautiful post from the Tales of Pirates series by @arrrados. This episode presents Henry Avery or “The King of Pirates”. What was his life like before becoming a pirate? What was his “career” like? Read on to find out.
### Psychology Chronicles Series #23.1 : Altering Consciousness Through Drugs | An Overview On Depressants & Opioids

How can drugs alter our consiousness? How do chemical substances mess with our brain and slowly turn us into a different person? @sakura1012 tries to explain all this in her amazing post.
_ ## Wednesday ### Let’s talk about people obsessed with always having control

Why do some people feel the urge to be in control of everything? Why can’t they accept the idea of being at the mercy of other people? @dedicatedguy has written another psychology post to talk about the need of having control.

### Second post of that day removed… Plagiarists: what steemstem gives, steemstem can re-take… A few words about the nomination process For the sake of transparency we feel we need to clarify how our nomination process works; each issue is compiled by certain members of the SteemSTEM community. This mid-week’s editorial team was comprised of @ruth-girl. The editorial team chooses their favorite posts for the week and each issue is the result of their joined effort. In order to keep the process fair, posts written by the editorial team are excluded from the nomination process. Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t make it on this issue. The competition is harsh and there is always a next time :) Top steemSTEM authors During the last two weeks, steemstem supported with more than a (possibly split) full vote the following authors: @aboutcoolscience, @akeelsingh, @alexbeyman, @alexdory, @alexs1320, @anaestrada12, @bitfairy, @carloserp-2000, @chloroform, @davidrhodes124, @dedicatedguy, @exercisinghealth, @greenrun, @highonthehog, @iamphysical, @itastem, @joseleogon, @katerinaramm, @lamouthe, @lemouth, @logic42, @lordneroo, @mobbs, @mountainwashere, @mrbreeziewrites, @rharphelle, @ruth-girl, @saho, @samminator, @sco, @soulesque, @spaghettiscience, @steepup, @sustainablyyours, @temitayo-pelumi, @whalhesa, @whileponderin, @zest, @zija2022 We are expecting them to strongly engage the community in return :) All curation rewards earned will be used to fund @steemstem project functioning and activities. See you all next Monday! https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://i.imgur.com/WhYkkh9.gif

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Welcome to the 38^th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team.

SteemSTEM is a community driven project which seeks to promote well-written and informative Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics posts on Steemit. The project involves curating STEM-related posts through upvoting, resteeming, offering constructive feedback, supporting scientific contests, and other related activities.

For more details, a recent update on the steemSTEM can be found here, and a not so recent one there. Moreover, if you ask yourself about what it means to be part of steemSTEM, please check here.

Our team scours the platform for original and quality content. After working through thousands (literally!) of STEM-related posts and upvoting more than 150 that we deemed to be worthy, we proudly present you our top 8 handpicked choices for this Thursday-Sunday period. ## Thursday _ ### Using paper to detect antibiotic resistant bacteria: Developing amazing assays from a commonplace item

“Lab on a Chip” is a term used for paper-based analytical devices and I suppose you’re smart enough to understand why. In this wonderful post @tking77798 discussed a study on the detection of antimicrobial resistant bacteria. Read on to see what the results were.
### Let’s talk about science: Bose-Einstein Condensate

A post by @josalarcon2 that discusses the fifth state of matter, the Bose-Einstein Condensate. Read it to have a taste of what this is.


_ ## Friday ### King Arthur - Who was he ?

In this post @zija2022 discusses a legendary figure that has been the inspiration for loads of films and books to date. Read it if you want to learn more about famous King Arthur of Camelot.
### Birds can navigate by using the Earth’s magnetic field, and scientists have recently discovered a protein in the eye that is likely responsible for this ability

How can birds navigate and never get lost? Is there a “compass” hiding in the proteins of a bird’s eyes? Read what @valth has brought us in this post to find out.
## Saturday _ ### The Calvin Cycle of C3 Photosynthesis

Melcin Calvin worked on the carbon reactions of photosynthesis. This post from @davidrhodes124 discusses the Calvin cycle, the process that plants follow to get carbon from CO2.




### Biology #2 : Fungi. Friends or Foes?

A new series from @soulesque just got its second episode out. This one talks about… fungi!

_ ## Sunday ### Stop Bitching - Grow Apples!

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, right? Well, @lesshorrible has brought us a post on the fruit that put Snowhite to sleep. Read on to see how you can benefit from both eating and growing apples.


### Guide To Basic Astrophotograph 7

Are you interested in astrophotography? @terrylovejoy has been writing a series on his passion. Read the new episode to learn all you need about Deep Sky astrophotography that deals with star clusters, nebula and galaxies.


A few words about the nomination process For the sake of transparency we feel we need to clarify how our nomination process works; each issue is compiled by certain members of the SteemSTEM community. This week’s editorial team was comprised of @ruth-girl. The editorial team chooses their favorite posts for the week and each issue is the result of their joined effort. In order to keep the process fair, posts written by the editorial team are excluded from the nomination process. Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t make it on this issue. The competition is harsh and there is always a next time :) In the meantime, you may wish to check these guidelines for extra tips on how your writing can be more effective. Authors That Received a Curie Upvote by the SteemSTEM Team ___ In the same spirit of being transparent about our actions that are now supported by @curie, we will release every week a list of authors who have caught the attention of the @steemstem curation team. If you want to discuss this with us, please do not hesitate to join the steemSTEM discord server or to follow our curation trail (just ask us for more information on the chat for details). From March 25 to April 1, we rewarded 158 different authors who have written a total of 222 different articles. The authors who received both a @steemstem and a @curie vote that week are: @aamin, @abelgdo, @addempsea, @adetola, @agbona, @ajpacheco1610, @akeelsingh, @alchemage, @alexander.alexis, @alexbeyman, @alexdory, @amavi, @amity123, @anaestrada12, @aneuktulot, @anevolvedmonkey, @anth0rx, @atheneav, @aximot, @berndpfeiffer, @bitfairy, @branbello, @carlosgerdet, @churchboy, @coolmyll, @count-antonio, @crypto-bird, @cryptogee, @csusbgeochem1, @cues, @daniel-itunu, @davidrhodes124, @davinci.polyglot, @davinci.times, @deboas, @dedicatedguy, @derbesserwisser, @dexterdev, @djredimi2, @doomsdaychassis, @duke77, @dysfunctional, @effofex, @egotheist, @elemenya, @eleonardo, @elfranz, @eliaschess333, @elith, @emiliomoron, @emmaculate, @etcmike, @exercisinghealth, @florae, @flyyingkiwi, @freddbrito, @gameoverr, @geekpowered, @gidolee, @giovaabbatichio, @gokhan83kurt, @henrychidiebere, @highonthehog, @iamceezee, @ideas-abstractas, @irelandscape, @irza, @issavets, @jfermin70, @jlmol7, @joelagbo, @josalarcon2, @joseangelvs, @josedelacruz, @joseleogon, @jsxchemistry, @kingabesh, @knfitaly, @krnel, @lefactuoscope, @leoumesh, @logic42, @lordneroo, @lorenzor, @lymepoet, @mathowl, @maurelvys, @mayrie28, @merlinrosales96, @mes, @mfmp, @migueldavidor, @moncia90, @mountain.phil28, @mountainwashere, @mrbreeziewrites, @mrgreg, @munawar1235, @mystifact, @naturocelia, @nfelix92, @nicotinamina, @oendertuerk, @olajidekehinde, @osmy07, @pacheco05, @pangoli, @physics.benjamin, @pikkio82, @polaleye50, @pratik27, @prettyprecy, @procrastilearner, @proteus-h, @real2josh, @rharphelle, @rifkan, @rnunez09, @ruelrevales, @rycharde, @saho, @sakura1012, @samminator, @sathyasankar, @senka, @serylt, @sheglow, @sigmund, @siniy, @sogless, @sooflauschig, @spaghettiscience, @star-vc, @stayoutoftherz, @steemitglass, @steepup, @suravsingh, @svemirac, @temitayo-pelumi, @tensor, @terrylovejoy, @thatsweeneyguy, @thepe, @thinkit, @trumpman, @turpsy, @ufv, @valth, @vanessahampton, @variola, @vinamra, @vjap55, @vladimir-simovic, @whileponderin, @wisdomdavid, @wyn, @yann85, @ydavgonzalez All curation rewards earned will be used to fund @steemstem project functioning and activities. See you all next Thursday! https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://i.imgur.com/WhYkkh9.gif

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Welcome to the 37^th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a bi-weekly curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team.

SteemSTEM is a community driven project which seeks to promote well-written and informative Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics posts on Steemit. The project involves curating STEM-related posts through upvoting, resteeming, offering constructive feedback, supporting scientific contests, and other related activities.

For more details, a recent update on the steemSTEM can be found here, and a not so recent one there. Moreover, if you ask yourself about what it means to be part of steemSTEM, please check here.

Our team scours the platform for original and quality content. After working through thousands (literally!) of STEM-related posts and upvoting more than 150 that we deemed to be worthy, we proudly present you our top 6 handpicked choices for this Monday-Wednesday period. ## Monday ### Animal Series #13; The Apex Predator Of The Sea

In this post of his “Animal Series” @chloroform talks about the mighty hunter of the seas, the shark. Don’t miss it.


### Seeing Inside of the Things With Muon Scanning Tomography

A post for the physics lovers of the community that talks about muon tomography. Do you want to learn more about it? Then read what @gokhan83kurt has written for you. ## Tuesday _ ### The Side Effects of having ‘Clean’ Water

Harmful pollutants in our water call for water treating processes before consumption. However, can “clean” water have side effects? Watch another excellent video by @exercisinghealth. The “verdict” might shock you.
### How Coyotes Are Killing The Red Wolves

The population of the endemic species of the red wolf has been on the decrease and the culprit is… the coyote. Read this post from @sustainablyyours to learn more about it.

_ ## Wednesday _ ### Aging in Reverse – Immortal Jellyfish

Turritopsis Dohrnii is a jellyfish that has the ability to live for ever. How? @katerinaramm explains it very well in her post.

### Geology and Civilization Part 2: Not a Drop to Drink

The second part of @mountainwashere’s series “Geology and Civilization” talks about a precious element… water. Are we in danger of running out of it soon? Read on and find out.

_ A few words about the nomination process For the sake of transparency we feel we need to clarify how our nomination process works; each issue is compiled by certain members of the SteemSTEM community. This mid-week’s editorial team was comprised of @ruth-girl. The editorial team chooses their favorite posts for the week and each issue is the result of their joined effort. In order to keep the process fair, posts written by the editorial team are excluded from the nomination process. Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t make it on this issue. The competition is harsh and there is always a next time :) Top steemSTEM authors During the last two weeks, steemstem supported with more than a (possibly split) 60% vote the following authors: @adetola, @agbona, @akeelsingh, @alexbeyman, @alexdory, @alexs1320, @anaestrada12, @bitfairy, @carloserp-2000, @chloroform, @cryptogee, @davidrhodes124, @dedicatedguy, @dexterdev, @duke77, @effofex, @egotheist, @eleonardo, @exercisinghealth, @gameoverr, @gokhan83kurt, @greenrun, @henrychidiebere, @irza, @itastem, @josalarcon2, @joseleogon, @kingabesh, @lemouth, @lordneroo, @mobbs, @mountain.phil28, @mountainwashere, @naturocelia, @pearlumie, @physics.benjamin, @procrastilearner, @ruth-girl, @saho, @samminator, @sathyasankar, @sco, @serylt, @spaghettiscience, @star-vc, @steepup, @terrylovejoy, @trumpman, @vanessahampton, @vinamra, @whileponderin, @zest We are expecting them to strongly engage the community in return :) All curation rewards earned will be used to fund @steemstem project functioning and activities. See you all next Monday! https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://i.imgur.com/WhYkkh9.gif

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Welcome to the 36^th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team.

SteemSTEM is a community driven project which seeks to promote well-written and informative Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics posts on Steemit. The project involves curating STEM-related posts through upvoting, resteeming, offering constructive feedback, supporting scientific contests, and other related activities.

For more details, a recent update on the steemSTEM can be found here, and a not so recent one there. Moreover, if you ask yourself about what it means to be part of steemSTEM, please check here.

Our team scours the platform for original and quality content. After working through thousands (literally!) of STEM-related posts and upvoting more than 150 that we deemed to be worthy, we proudly present you our top 8 handpicked choices for this Thursday-Sunday period. ## Thursday ### Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports: The Human Growth Hormone, WADA, and Permissiveness

The Human Growth Hormone or HGH or somatotropin) is the main topic of @vanessahampton’s extensive post. The chemistry, the physiology and the use as a performance enhancer are all presented here.



### Desertification - And yet another barren land.

How does the planet slowly turn to barren land? What are the causes and effects of desertification? Which great and well-known deserts were once greenlands? Read @logic42’s post to find out.


## Friday _ ### Between Vegans and Meat-Eaters, Which is the Healthier Lifestyle?

What would your answer to the title’s question be? Is a meat-containing diet bad for you? Can a vegan diet offer you all the nutrients your body needs? Read this wonderful post from @bitfairy and you might be surprised with the conclusion.


### Nucleation process in crystallization technology;polymorph preparation.#4

A post concerning polymorphs in the pharmaceutical industry by @steepup. If you want to learn more about the crystallization process, don’t miss it!
_ ## Saturday _ ### Sex Differences: Do females and males have different brains?

The series on sex differences just got a third “episode” out! Follow @alexander.alexis as he digs deep into the biological differences between men and women. This time he talks brains!


### The math of connecting galaxies in an efficient way

Math-geeks have you heard about @mathowl? Read this witty post of his to get an idea of how “intergalactic highways” are built ;)

_ ## Sunday _ ### Top 5 Evidences for Evolution by Natural Selection

A list of five strong arguments supporting the theory of evolution is here by @alexbeyman. How do we know life originated from other, different life forms? Read this post to find out!
### DTube #6: Why do things have COLOUR?

Do you know why objects have colors? Do you know why Steemit’s logo looks green? And why cherries look red? If you don’t or if you just need to freshen up your knowledge take a look at this video-post from @mystifact.


_ A few words about the nomination process For the sake of transparency we feel we need to clarify how our nomination process works; each issue is compiled by certain members of the SteemSTEM community. This week’s editorial team was comprised of @ruth-girl. The editorial team chooses their favorite posts for the week and each issue is the result of their joined effort. In order to keep the process fair, posts written by the editorial team are excluded from the nomination process. Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t make it on this issue. The competition is harsh and there is always a next time :) In the meantime, you may wish to check these guidelines for extra tips on how your writing can be more effective. Authors That Received a Curie Upvote by the SteemSTEM Team ___ In the same spirit of being transparent about our actions that are now supported by @curie, we will release every week a list of authors who have caught the attention of the @steemstem curation team. If you want to discuss this with us, please do not hesitate to join the steemSTEM discord server or to follow our curation trail (just ask us for more information on the chat for details). From March 18 to 25, we rewarded 170 different authors who have written a total of 253 different articles. The authors who received both a @steemstem and a @curie vote that week are: @abumaryam, @addempsea, @adeangelis, @adebayopaul, @adetola, @agbona, @ajkapss, @ajpacheco1610, @akeelsingh, @alexaivytorres, @alexander.alexis, @alexdory, @altobee, @amavi, @anna.urbanska, @annieben, @anomalogy, @anyes2013, @ari16, @arrrados, @bachuslib, @bala41288, @benainouna, @bitfairy, @bjtcoin, @casweeney, @charlesx, @chidiebere, @chloroform, @christinaa, @churchboy, @corsica, @cristi, @cryptogee, @csusbgeochem1, @cuarzo05, @daedevils, @darkiche, @davidrhodes124, @dbddv01, @deboas, @dedicatedguy, @deepculture, @deholt, @dennis.bacchus, @deusjudo, @dexterdev, @djredimi2, @dkmathstats, @drdawud, @drifter1, @duke77, @dysfunctional, @effofex, @egotheist, @eleonardo, @eliaschess333, @elith, @elvigia, @elyvelasquezleon, @emily61, @etcmike, @exercisinghealth, @felixrodriguez, @filotasriza3, @florae, @flurgx, @fololade, @giornalista, @giovaabbatichio, @gokhan83kurt, @greylml, @happy.food.life, @henrychidiebere, @herpetologyguy, @holothewise, @irelandscape, @irza, @issavets, @jasonbu, @jfermin70, @josalarcon2, @jsxchemistry, @justyy, @katerinaramm, @kedi, @keephy, @kharrazi, @kingabesh, @knfitaly, @ladaural, @latm, @lawrencef, @leczy, @lefactuoscope, @lordneroo, @markovicmarko, @maurelvys, @mawarmerah, @mayrie28, @mayterevilla, @mcassani, @mcw, @merlinrosales96, @mes, @migueldavidor, @mirkon86, @mittymartz, @moncia90, @mountain.phil28, @mountainwashere, @mrbreeziewrites, @msfrozendust, @muphy, @mystifact, @nedspeaks, @neiraurdaneta, @noble-noah, @oendertuerk, @oluwabori, @paaddor, @pacheco05, @pangoli, @pearlumie, @physics.benjamin, @pikkio82, @polaleye50, @procrastilearner, @proteus-h, @real2josh, @rharphelle, @robotics101, @rscalabrini, @saho, @sakura1012, @samest, @samminator, @scienceangel, @scipio, @serylt, @sheglow, @sogless, @solomon5037, @sooflauschig, @spaghettiscience, @stabilowl, @steep2308, @steepup, @superoo7, @sustainablyyours, @t4r1, @temitayo-pelumi, @tensor, @terrylovejoy, @tfcoates, @thatsweeneyguy, @theprinc, @tkappa, @tomastonyperez, @trumpman, @valth, @vanessahampton, @viannis, @vinamra, @whalhesa, @whytepresh, @yann85, @ydavgonzalez, @yusvelasquez, @zija2022, @zkalemiss All curation rewards earned will be used to fund @steemstem project functioning and activities. See you all next Thursday! https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://i.imgur.com/WhYkkh9.gif

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Welcome to the 35^th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a bi-weekly curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team.

SteemSTEM is a community driven project which seeks to promote well-written and informative Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics posts on Steemit. The project involves curating STEM-related posts through upvoting, resteeming, offering constructive feedback, supporting scientific contests, and other related activities.

For more details, a recent update on the steemSTEM can be found here, and a not so recent one there. Moreover, if you ask yourself about what it means to be part of steemSTEM, please check here.

Our team scours the platform for original and quality content. After working through thousands (literally!) of STEM-related posts and upvoting more than 150 that we deemed to be worthy, we proudly present you our top 6 handpicked choices for this Monday-Wednesday period. ## Monday _ ### Fusion of Twins and The Effects of Blood Transfusion

A wild scenario that might actually happen in real-life is a person carrying two different sets of DNA. No, this is not another sci-fi story, chimera is a real medical condition and if you want to know more about it read what @churchboy has written.

### Modeling the patterns on fish skin mathematically!

Numbers rule our world. Patterns are everywhere around us, from the seed arrangement in flowers in our gardens to the skin of fish in the ocean. @dexterdev uses the language of numbers to make models on the patterns on fish skin. Read on to learn more. _ ## Tuesday ### Farming on MARS: Challenges and the existing technological options - Colonization of MARS Series

A post that carefully goes through all the aspects of growing plants on the Red Planet is here by @alexdory. Read it if you want to learn what it takes to be a farmer on Mars. Any further questions or recommendations? @alexdory is here to listen.
### Low Temperature Phenomena - Superfluids and The Meissner Effect.

@physics.benjamin gives us a post on superfluids. What happens when the temperature drops? And what is the Meissner effect? Read his work to find out.


## Wednesday _ ### Gentleman Medical Series #1; Antibiotic Resistance Crisis

The first part of a new medical series by @gameoverr discusses a hot topic, antibiotics. What are antibiotics? How do they work and how have bacteria managed to built resistance to them? The answers are in @gameoverr’s post.




### Ancient Knowledge: How did the Romans do math?

1 + 1 = 2, but has it always been like that? In Ancient Rome people didn’t use the numeric symbols we do today. If you like brain teasers however, read @josalarcon2’s post and try to figure out how the Romans did maths…

_ A few words about the nomination process For the sake of transparency we feel we need to clarify how our nomination process works; each issue is compiled by certain members of the SteemSTEM community. This mid-week’s editorial team was comprised of @ruth-girl. The editorial team chooses their favorite posts for the week and each issue is the result of their joined effort. In order to keep the process fair, posts written by the editorial team are excluded from the nomination process. Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t make it on this issue. The competition is harsh and there is always a next time :) Top steemSTEM authors During the last two weeks, steemstem supported with more than a (possibly split) 60% vote the following authors: @adetola, @alexander.alexis, @alexs1320, @amavi, @chloroform, @de-stem, @duke77, @dysfunctional, @egotheist, @exercisinghealth, @greenrun, @henrychidiebere, @lemouth, @lordneroo, @mobbs, @mountainwashere, @ruth-girl, @samminator, @steemstem, @terrylovejoy, @trumpman, @valth We are expecting them to strongly engage the community in return :) All curation rewards earned will be used to fund @steemstem project functioning and activities. See you all next Monday! https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://i.imgur.com/WhYkkh9.gif

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Welcome to the 34^th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team.

SteemSTEM is a community driven project which seeks to promote well-written and informative Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics posts on Steemit. The project involves curating STEM-related posts through upvoting, resteeming, offering constructive feedback, supporting scientific contests, and other related activities.

For more details, a recent update on the steemSTEM can be found here, and a not so recent one there. Moreover, if you ask yourself about what it means to be part of steemSTEM, please check here.

Our team scours the platform for original and quality content. After working through thousands (literally!) of STEM-related posts and upvoting more than 150 that we deemed to be worthy, we proudly present you our top 8 handpicked choices for this Thursday-Sunday period. ## Thursday _ ### Serratia marcescens: Making soggy bread exciting again

This truly a brilliantly well written post by @effofex in which we as the reader are taken on a complete journey behind the discovery and uses of Serratia marcescens.


### A brief history on weapons - The Saber

No matter how advanced weapons become the Sword is and always will be one of the most lethal weapons ever used in history, but there were many different designs from different eras and from different parts of the world. In this post @zija2022 enlightens us on the history of the Saber sword.


_ ## Friday ### What Is The World’s Largest Insect?

From the weirdest, craziest and biggest animals in the world be rest assured @trumpman will find about them and always share them with us all. In this extensively detailed post he gives us a look at the “World’s Largest Insect To Have Ever Existed”, the “World’s Heaviest Insect”, the “World’s Longest Insect” and the “World’s Largest Wings”.


### GOTCHA! Hunting for Exoplanets 🛰️🔭 Part 2/2 [ENG]

Once humankind ventured the open oceans not knowing what new distant new land they will find or new civilization but that thirst for discovery has not stopped, now our focus is on the universe. @flurgx’s second part to Hunting for Exoplants gives us some insight into the new missions of discovery into the unknown universe.
## Saturday _ ### Schrödinger’s Biggest Cat: “Quantum In Real Life”

Read this excellent post by @gokhan83kurt on a well-known paradox, Schrödinger’s cat. No, this is not another animal post, it’s all about quantum physics!


### MICROBES; WHEN THEY FIGHT BACK

A thorough presentation of the microbial world by @whytepresh. Trust us, you do want to read this!

_ ## Sunday _ ### A date with food poisoning (a science related real life story)

Just like the title implies, a real life story by @aamin about food poisoning that goes a little further to give us a great explanation on how to deal with such a case.


### MAN AND NATURAL DISASTERS — Wildfires; and vegetation decides to have a Bonfire.

How can a fire get out of control and burn whole forests to the ground? What are the causes, effects and prevention strategies for wildfires? Read what @whileponderin has written for us to learn more!


_ A few words about the nomination process For the sake of transparency we feel we need to clarify how our nomination process works; each issue is compiled by certain members of the SteemSTEM community. This week’s editorial team was comprised of @zest and @ruth-girl. The editorial team chooses their favorite posts for the week and each issue is the result of their joined effort. In order to keep the process fair, posts written by the editorial team are excluded from the nomination process. Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t make it on this issue. The competition is harsh and there is always a next time :) In the meantime, you may wish to check these guidelines for extra tips on how your writing can be more effective. Authors That Received a Curie Upvote by the SteemSTEM Team ___ In the same spirit of being transparent about our actions that are now supported by @curie, we will release every week a list of authors who have caught the attention of the @steemstem curation team. If you want to discuss this with us, please do not hesitate to join the steemSTEM discord server or to follow our curation trail (just ask us for more information on the chat for details). From March 11 to 18, we rewarded 58 different authors who have written a total of 64 different articles. The authors who received both a @steemstem and a @curie vote that week are: @addempsea, @adetola, @alexbeyman, @aliyu-s, @amavi, @arrrados, @chloroform, @cristi, @cryptogee, @cryptowani, @cuarzo05, @damzxyno, @davidrhodes124, @dedicatedguy, @deusjudo, @dexterdev, @drifter1, @effofex, @egotheist, @erh.germany, @etcmike, @giornalista, @ideas-abstractas, @jepper, @jringo, @justyy, @kedi, @lauch3d, @lorenzor, @masterwu, @mayrie28, @mcw, @mdosev, @mittymartz, @mountain.phil28, @mrbreeziewrites, @nataschachem, @parejan, @physics.benjamin, @procrastilearner, @proteus-h, @pweetyify, @robotics101, @saywha, @scisteem, @simplifylife, @sogless, @sooflauschig, @stabilowl, @steenshare, @techslut, @temitayo-pelumi, @tensor, @terrylovejoy, @tfcoates, @valth, @wisdomdavid, @zija2022 Remember, this was the week in which we decided to stop voting for 5 days. All curation rewards earned will be used to fund @steemstem project functioning and activities. See you all next Thursday! https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://i.imgur.com/WhYkkh9.gif

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