NEIL OLSEN sees many biblical references in some of this year's crop formations...

Germany has long been an upcoming runner-up in terms of crop circle numbers compared to England, but this year it is actually overtaking the English count... Is the traditional homeland's time as circle central being challenged, in quantity if not design? ANDREAS MÜLLER looks at the huge recent increase in German formations...

A very slow start to the current season has at last given rise to some intriguing, and in some cases stunning, English crop formations, developing intriguing geometrical and symbolic themes begun last year. ALLAN BROWN investigates the thematic links between a few of the most recent designs...

...Literally. A man-made three-pinned 'electrical plug' crop formation might not sound like an advert for a breakfast cereal. However, this is what Weetabix apparently commissioned for use in their advertising campaigns. Many companies have used crop circles in their PR, but Weetabix have gone the whole hog, cryptically promoting their planked effort with full 'spin', as MARCUS ALLEN reports...

ADAM SANT comments on issues arising from Michael Glickman's latest article on Colin Andrews's "80% man-made" theories...