Serious studies of crop circles have long been hampered by conspiracy theories and the secretive nature of circle-makers – plus scientists' reluctance to engage with a "fringe" topic. But, as Richard Taylor argues, discovering how circle artists create their most complex patterns could have implications for biophysics
![](https://physicsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/taylor1.jpg "Crop formation in the form of the "Mandelbrot set"")
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