Why aren't we immortal? What defies physics' standard model? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of October 22-28 2018 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

This week's best science posts include an amazingly well-preserved ancient Greek ship, a profound explanation of why it's good that our Sun must die, and attempts to figure out why drinking leads to memory loss. 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:

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• This ancient Greek ship is the oldest intact shipwreck ever discovered by Kiona Smith at Ars Technica
• The Trouble-Makers of Particle Physics by Jon Butterworth at Cosmic Shambles 
• The Sun Will Someday Die, And That’s Why You’re Alive by Ethan Siegel at Starts With A Bang
• Oxygen-Rich Liquid Water May Exist on Mars by Nola Taylor Redd at Scientific American
• Buckle Up. Quantum Computers are Now a Reality by Dylan Rodgers for Innovation & Tech Today
• A pioneering scientist explains ‘deep learning’ by Angela Chen at The Verge
• Instagram Demo: Your friends are more popular than you by Seth Frey at Enfascination
• The Best Time Management Techniques for Living a Fulfilling, Satisfying Life by Margarita Tartakovsky at Psych Central
• What Causes Alcohol-Induced Blackouts? by Charles Zorumsky at Scientific American
• The Lobotomy of Rosemary Kennedy by Romeo Vitelli at Providentia
• Live Fast, Die Young: The Evolution of Aging by Jordan Pennells at Life Apps
• A new study offers a glimpse into the genetics of same-sex attraction by Meghana Keshavan at STAT
• Medieval Zoology by Fionn Ó Marcaigh for EcoEvo@TCD 
• Whales and dolphins change the way they communicate in a noisy ocean by John Cannon at Mongabay
• Tarantulas the Size of Your Head? Yeah, We Need to Save Them, Too by Jason Bittel at NRDC onEarth
• Reintroduction Of Wolves May Have Helped Yellowstone National Park's Ecosystem Recover by Daniel Nelson at Science Trends
• Climate Story — the great potential by Jenny O Hare at Medium 
• The Battle Over Europe’s Air by Corin Faife at How We Get to Next
• Why can leaves cause train delays? by Andy Brunning at Compound Interest

Image credit: Compound Interest

• Students, Don't Forget to Vote. You Too, STEM Majors. by Annalise Blum for Union of Concerned Scientists
• Anthropocene: why the chair should be the symbol for our sedentary age by Vybarr Cregan-Reid at The Conversation
• Font of despair: In the fierce competition for science funding, even a typeface glitch can be fatal by Eric Boodman at STAT

Check back next week for more great picks!