The bed of the northeast Pacific Ocean is covered with a "carpet" estimated to be worth a staggering ten million dollars. These manganese nodules-the bumpy carpet-are rich not only in manganese but in the key strategic minerals: copper, nickel and cobalt. NOVA examines the debate about who owns them and who has the right to exploit their use.

NOVA Season 6 Episodes...

• s06e01 - Black Tide
• s06e02 - Long Walk Of Fred Young
• s06e03 - A World Of Difference
• s06e04 - Cashing In On The Ocean
• s06e05 - Patterns From The Past
• s06e06 - The Invisible Flame
• s06e07 - The End Of The Rainbow
• s06e08 - The Beersheva Experiment
• s06e09 - Einstein
• s06e10 - The Keys Of Paradise

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.