{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Evergreen for the Holidays","description":"Evergreen trees keep their green leaves all year long. What benefits and challenges do they experience as a result? Kristen discusses this topic and wraps up 2019, the Year of the Periodic Table. Happy holidays! &amp;nbsp; Episode References and Resources Why do evergreens stay green in the winter?  Article written by a Biology professor:  https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-dont-evergreens-change-color-and-drop-their-leaves-every-fall-123744 Even evergreens take a break from photosynthesis in the winter: \u201cPhotoprotective Strategies of Overwintering Evergreens\u201d  https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/bioscience\/article\/54\/1\/41\/234579 How non-evergreen trees lose their leaves in the winter:  https:\/\/www.childrensmuseum.org\/blog\/why-do-leaves-fall-off-trees  &amp;nbsp; BONUS LINKS! Happy birthday (sesquicentennial) to the periodic table!  Periodic Table song: https:\/\/youtu.be\/rz4Dd1I_fX0 https:\/\/iypt2019.org\/ https:\/\/www.rsc.org\/iypt\/   https:\/\/www.rsc.org\/periodic-table    http:\/\/www.unesco.org\/new\/en\/brasilia\/about-this-office\/prizes-and-celebrations\/2019-international-year-of-the-periodic-table-of-chemical-elements\/  https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/education\/whatischemistry\/periodictable.html  https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/periodic-table-history-chemical-elements-150-anniversary  &amp;nbsp; Connect - Leave comments, suggest topics, and ask science questions! Website: earlybirdscience.com Twitter: @EarlyBirdSci Instagram: @EarlyBirdScience Facebook: @EarlyBirdScience ","author_name":"Early Bird Science","author_url":"https:\/\/www.earlybirdscience.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12440042\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/60201713"}