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Crop Circles: Best Evidence
Although science regards them as no more than clever manmade designs, many researchers say there is compelling proof that the origins of these mysterious formations is unexplained.

Signs: The Crop Circle Makers
Ever more intriguing and complicated designs appear every summer, but who or what is behind these enigmatic works of art? Aliens, the military, hoaxers or the Earth itself?

Are Crop Circles Manmade?
Michael Glickman writes about the assertion by crop circle researcher Colin Andrews that 80% of crop circles are made by human beings - despite the fact that no one ever catches them doing it.

Are Dream & Mythological Symbols Related to the Crop Pattern
Evidence is growing that dreams and crop circles are communicating a message about a great change coming and it is shedding new light on mythology, according to this site.

Arguments Against the Hoax Theory of Crop Circles
Most serious crop circle researchers agree that a majority of the formations are not being made by the human specie, this site says; then it offers its evidence.

Away with the Faeries
Long before crop circles caught the headlines there were fairy rings. Fortean Times explores the legends and lore of this mysterious phenomenon.

Aztec Crop Glyph
An extraordinary formation with Aztec connotations has appeared in Northamptonshire, and its symbolism might tie in with some astonishing discoveries.

Biophysical Effects in Crop Formation Plants
Offers photographic and microscopic evidence that there have been physical changes in wheat, barley, rye and other plants that have been affected by crop circles.

Circles: The Cereal Art of Crop Circles
UFOs/Aliens guide Loy Lawhon gives his take on the phenomenon. Are they all hoaxes? It depends on whether you want to believe eyewitnesses who claim they've been present when circles were made.

CropCircleAnswers.com
This site offers information and articles on scientific research into the worldwide crop circle phenomenon, including in-depth decoding of more than 150 non-manmade crop circle pictograms.

Crop Circle Central
This excellent site presents the latest information on crop circles, what they are, sights, sounds, tastes and the most current theories.

Crop Circle Radius
Here's an attractive site that gives many good photos of crop circles, from 1997 to present, in addition to a few articles and other information.

Crop Circle Research
There are several articles available here on crop circles and related phenomena.

Crop Circles
This site offers a variety of articles about recent crop circle formations and the controversy surrounding them.

Crop Circles: A Deeper Look
To date, an estimated 9,000 crop circles have been documented. This article discusses the scientific characteristics of what some consider to be genuine formations, including the physical effects.

Crop Circles: Believe What You See
Are crop circles forming to somehow help the human race mature? That's what this site implies.

Crop Circles Continued: A Review of the Phenomenon
Gives a very good review of the crop circle mystery, including the claims of Doug and Dave who said they created many of the formations - and where their claims fall short. And much more.

Crop Circles: Military Microwaves?
It is likely, this site says, that crop circles are due to the firing of an aerial military microwave cannon, piloted by computer. The article offers arguments supporting this view.

Crop Circles...They Are Real
An interview with Dr. Colette M. Dowell who discusses her theories on what crop circles are and what they might mean.

Crop Circle Quest
Judy Arndt reports on crop circles in Western Canada. It this elegantly designed site, Arndt provides information and detailed photos of the formations she personally visits.

The Crop Circular
Calling itself "The world's premier crop circles research site," it includes articles and a good photographic catalog of some of the most interesting crop circles since 1972.

The History of Crop Circles
David Kingston of Crop Phenomena Investigations provides a concise history of crop circles, saying that they are mentioned in French literature as far back as 800 A.D.

International Crop Circle Database
Offers up-to-the-minute reports and photos of crop circles around the world, as well as a database of formations going back to 1997.

Leaders in the Field
Fortean Times interviews some of the UK's most prolific crop circle makers, getting their point of view on the whole subject.

The Mind of God
Everyone has heard of crop circles, but what are they? They have appeared in fields of grain, rice paddies, snow, ice and sand. How long has it been happening?

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