This site has a list of references that cover a wide range of information about the sea floor. From the discovery of the Titanic to the undersea riches of black smokers, the list includes a number of magazine articles that have taken a close look at deep sea vents. The list contains articles in publications that range from Boys Life to Science World. The magazine articles look at: the challenges of collecting black smokers; why both ecologists and big business are interested in the discovery of black smokers; the discoveries of Robert Ballard of the Titanic, Lusitania and deep sea vents; and the exciting work of a geochemist and a marine geologist.

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