Is man flu real? Why do people get depressed? Why is it so cold in the US right now? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the period of January 1-7 2018 #sciseekpicks #scicomm

Contrary to popular opinion, fish do feel pain, and farming them can lead to pollution. Meanwhile, we're getting to grips with what's behind depression, while meteorite metal, the weather, and genetics research is giving us plenty of food for thought. And what's more - these are all among the topics covered by picks the ScienceSeeker editors have made of their favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise. Here is the full round-up of the Science Seeker Editors’ Selections for the past week:

Storm Grayson bombs snow on the US. Credit: Antti Lipponen

• King Tut's Dagger Is Out of This World by Tom Metcalfe at Scientific American
• Is “man flu” really a thing? by Robert H. Shmerling at Harvard Health Blog
• Nature and nurture contribute equally to depression risk by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock at Reuters Health
• Here’s what the evidence shows about the links between creativity and depression by Alex Fradera at British Psychological Society Research Digest
• Why the Bomb Cyclone Hitting the East Coast Is So Unusual by Megan Molteni at WIRED
• Trump Admin officially proposes opening vast areas of U.S. coastal waters to oil and gas drilling by Mike Gaworecki at Mongabay
• Something Fishy: The Trouble with Atlantic Salmon in the Pacific Northwest by Lora Shinn at NRDC
• Fish Feel Pain. Now What? by Ferris Jabr at Hakai Magazine
• 10 top conservation tech innovations from 2017 by Sue Palminteri at Mongabay
• Gene-edited soybeans and other foods avoid GMO regulations—and perhaps the whole frankenfood debate by David Rotman at MIT Technology Review
• How much should we trust genetic ancestral tests? by Julia Morris at The Biochemist
• Preliminary study hints that genetically modified T cells might fight HIV by Sharon Begley at STAT News
• Drinking too much alcohol can damage DNA to cause cancer and premature ageing by Sam Tiamsah at My Science Blog
• The Universe is producing more massive stars than we thought by John Timmer at Ars Technica
• Largest prime number ever found has over 23 million digits by Timothy Revell at New Scientist
• What to look out for in science in 2018 by Philip Ball at Homunculus
• Should we cite mean people? by Andrew Hendry at Eco-Evo Evo-Eco
• What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? What are its branches? by Amine Kouta at SciVenue

Check back next week for more great picks!