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“No water, no life. No blue, no green.” - Sylvia Earle 🔬 #womancrushwednesday #wcw Celebrating women in STEM! 🔬 Dr. Sylvia Earle is an American oceanographer who once set the record for diving to the greatest depth untethered and the first woman to serve as chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)!

Around 40 millions tons of e-waste are produced yearly worldwide!

“Deep in their roots, all flowers keep their light.” - Theodore Roethke

Enticing Seductrix at 200x magnification. Enticing Seductrix is a mat-forming moss that ranges in color from green to brown, and prefers growing on rocks and logs. It is found in many regions of the Eastern United States. The “smooth teeth” of Entodon Seductrix help to distinguish it from other Entodon moss.

Alice Ball (1892 – 1916) was an African-American chemist who developed the first successful treatment for those suffering from leprosy at only 23! 🔬 #throwbackthursday #tbt to women in stem throughout history 🔬

Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) convert electricity into light! This LED is a fabricated InGaN Light-Emitting Diode.

Moss species serve as useful bio indicators! Moss doesn’t have the same root systems as many other plants have and, instead, takes up all of its nutrients and water from its direct surroundings. It’s possible to monitor atmospheric depositions of heavy metals onto moss to determine air quality, especially in busy urban areas where there might be more air pollution!