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Nature 443, 636 (12 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/443636a; Published online 11 October 2006

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Science in culture: A modern megalith

Martin Kemp1

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Mariko Mori's glass sculpture responds to the death of stars.

Prehistoric standing stones and rings, many erected more than 5,000 years ago, are awesome achievements. Not surprisingly, the greatest of them, such as Stonehenge, have served over the centuries as magnets for legends and mystical mumbo-jumbo.

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