What happens to our mind when we sleep? Which nearby planet have we found new moons around? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of July 16-22 2018 #sciseekpicks #scicomm

There's loads happening in space this week, with stars eating planets and fighting their way through clouds of dust - and a new 'oddball' in our solar system. But there are many other topics touched on in ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise for the past seven days. Here is the full round-up of the ScienceSeeker Editors’ Selections:

When we sleep, we are not as inactive as we look.
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• While We Sleep, Our Mind Goes on an Amazing Journey by Michael Finkel at National Geographic
• Podcast of the week: Creating God by Shankar Vedantam, Rhaina Cohen, Parth Shah, Jennifer Schmidt, Thomas Lu, Laura Kwerel, Adhiti Bandlamudi. and Tara Boyle at Hidden Brain
• Ten new moons—including one ‘oddball’—discovered around Jupiter by Paul Voosen at Science
• Forget Alien Megastructures, New Observations Explain Tabby’s Star With Dust Alone by Ethan Siegel at Starts With A Bang
• Star’s dimming and brightening may indicate it’s eating a planet by John Timmer at Ars Technica
• First snake found in amber is a baby from the age of the dinosaurs by Michael Le Page at New Scientist
• No need for slime panic: it’s not going to poison anyone by Kat Day at The Chronicle Flask
• Can CRISPR be dangerous in gene therapy? by Mike at QulMind
• Can mowing less promote a suburban bee utopia? by Kari St. Laurent at Envirobites
• The Endangered Species Act is Itself Endangered by Charise Johnson at Union of Concerned Scientists
• In the Columbia–Snake River Basin, Salmon Are Losing Their Way by Jodi Helmer at NRDC
• Lava Boat Bombed by Kilauea and Other Volcanic News by Dana Hunter at Rosetta Stones

Check back next week for more great picks!