Readers discuss cloud formation, Stonehenge and Earth’s frenemy Jupiter

cover of September 7, 2024 issue of Science News

Icy moves

Stonehenge’s central stone, known as the Altar Stone, may have had Scottish and not Welsh origins, researchers say. The finding suggests that Late Neolithic groups had long-distance connections, Bruce Bower reported in “Stonehenge’s roots extend to Scotland” (SN: 9/7/24 & 9/21/24, p. 10).

Reader Ralph Bradburd wondered if a glacier, not humans, could have at least partly transported the Altar Stone from Scotland to southern England, where Stonehenge is located.