Welcome to the 44th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the 
Hive account@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
Crocodiles, fierce hunters with jaws you never wish to feel clenching around your flesh. In this fascinating post 
Hive account@chloroform talks about crocodiles, goes through the history of crocodile attacks in Sarawak, Malaysia and finishes with an incredible legend which... could be true?
A wonderful post by 
Hive account@aamin on one of Nigeria's treasures, the cassava plant. Read on to learn how it is used and why it is that significant.
Friday
Microbiology is an interesting field. Follow 
Hive account@micro24 in a post about antimicrobial peptides, those little fellows that work in almost every organism to produce an innate immune response.
A mostly "unknown" series of studies on the bacteria in the cave system of Mammoth Cave National Park is beautifully presented here by 
Hive account@qiyi. Have a read if you want to know what the results revealed.
Saturday
We had a lot of brilliant biology posts these days and here is another cool piece by 
Hive account@effofex. This time our topic is a war among bacteria! How do they fight off "enemies" with their spears? Don't miss out on reading this one to find out!
For our animal lovers here we have another wonderful post by 
Hive account@katerinaramm on cicadas. Read on to learn more about those cute summertime singers.
Sunday
The second part on the Renewable Energy series by 
Hive account@pratik27 talks about water. How can we harvest energy from the big. blue oceans? Read on to find out.
Read this beautiful post by 
Hive account@christinaa on wireless power transfer. Her series reaches its last episode with a post discussing power transmission through electromagnetic radiation. In case you missed them, don't forget to have a look at the first two ;)
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 
Hive account@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 
Hive account@curie, we will release every week a list of authors who have caught the attention of the Hive account@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 April 15 to April 22, we rewarded 119 different authors who have written a total of 175 different articles. The authors who received both a Hive account@steemstem and a Hive account@curie vote that week are:
Hive account@aamin, 
Hive account@aboutcoolscience, 
Hive account@addempsea, 
Hive account@adetola, 
Hive account@agbona, 
Hive account@ajpacheco1610, 
Hive account@alexaivytorres, 
Hive account@alexander.alexis, 
Hive account@alexdory, 
Hive account@anaestrada12, 
Hive account@annieben, 
Hive account@anyes2013, 
Hive account@ari16, 
Hive account@arrrados, 
Hive account@artgirl, 
Hive account@azulear, 
Hive account@carlosgerdet, Hive account@chloroform, 
Hive account@churchboy, 
Hive account@cristi, 
Hive account@crypto-bird, 
Hive account@cupido24, 
Hive account@davidrhodes124, 
Hive account@davinci.times, 
Hive account@deboas, 
Hive account@dedicatedguy, 
Hive account@dexterdev, 
Hive account@drifter1, 
Hive account@dysfunctional, 
Hive account@earisu, 
Hive account@egotheist, 
Hive account@eleonardo, 
Hive account@eliaschess333, 
Hive account@elizabethh, 
Hive account@elvigia, 
Hive account@emmaculate, 
Hive account@eniolw, 
Hive account@ennyta, 
Hive account@etcmike, 
Hive account@event-horizon, 
Hive account@fancybrothers, 
Hive account@felixrodriguez, 
Hive account@florae, 
Hive account@frankjavier, 
Hive account@gra, 
Hive account@h-max, 
Hive account@handsa, 
Hive account@henrychidiebere, 
Hive account@highonthehog, 
Hive account@ibk-gabriel, 
Hive account@imaginedragon, 
Hive account@issavets, 
Hive account@ixindamix, 
Hive account@joelagbo, 
Hive account@joseangelvs, 
Hive account@josedelacruz, 
Hive account@joseleogon, 
Hive account@kelos, 
Hive account@kingabesh, 
Hive account@latm, 
Hive account@lauch3d, 
Hive account@lesshorrible, 
Hive account@lets-tech, 
Hive account@lianaakobian, 
Hive account@logic42, 
Hive account@lordneroo, 
Hive account@mcassani, Hive account@micro24, 
Hive account@migueldavidor, 
Hive account@mikemoi, 
Hive account@misomaniac, 
Hive account@mittymartz, 
Hive account@mountain.phil28, 
Hive account@mountainwashere, 
Hive account@mrbreeziewrites, 
Hive account@nataschachem, 
Hive account@nicotinamina, 
Hive account@noble-noah, 
Hive account@nsbachurin, 
Hive account@olajidekehinde, 
Hive account@pangoli, 
Hive account@procrastilearner, 
Hive account@real2josh, 
Hive account@rharphelle, 
Hive account@rickie, 
Hive account@robbiescorner, 
Hive account@rscalabrini, 
Hive account@ruelrevales, 
Hive account@sakura1012, 
Hive account@samminator, 
Hive account@saunter, 
Hive account@scienceangel, 
Hive account@serylt, 
Hive account@sogless, 
Hive account@sooflauschig, 
Hive account@soulesque, 
Hive account@spaghettiscience, 
Hive account@spiceboyz, 
Hive account@steemzeiger, 
Hive account@steepup, 
Hive account@supersoju, 
Hive account@sustainablyyours, 
Hive account@temitayo-pelumi, 
Hive account@tensor, 
Hive account@terrylovejoy, 
Hive account@tomastonyperez, 
Hive account@torkot, 
Hive account@tsoldovieri, 
Hive account@ulisesfl17, 
Hive account@valth, 
Hive account@vanessahampton, 
Hive account@viannis, 
Hive account@vinamra, 
Hive account@vjap55, 
Hive account@wayuu-reg, 
Hive account@whentone, 
Hive account@whileponderin, 
Hive account@yann85, 
Hive account@yusvelasquez
All curation rewards earned will be used to fund Hive account@steemstem project functioning and activities.
See you all next Thursday!
