Near the North Pole (IMAGE) University of Oregon Caption Jessica Green, right, works with Lise Ovreas, a scientist with the University of Bergen (Norway) Center for Geobiology, to obtain microbes at Svalbard, an island in a Norway-controlled archipelago about 300 miles south of the North Pole. Credit Photo by Steve Coulson Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.