Like its predecessors, the ninth installment of this science anthology spotlights the very best journalistic science writing of the year. The range of articles is wide; the prose, accessible; the subject matter, riveting. The roster of contributors for the 2007 number include Oliver Sacks, Atul Gawande, Sylvia Nasar, David Gruber, Barry Yeoman, Elizabeth Kolbert, Jonathan Keats, and Jennifer Cousin. Everything from obstetrics to the expansion of the universe.