In recognition of International Women’s Day, as Editor-in-Chief of Women’s Midlife Health, I want to draw attention to the importance of increasing global research, policy and programs on the health needs of midlife women.

The need for research data to be made available is being increasingly recognised, for example in policy announcements by NIH and WHOSTP. Join us for a conversation on the development of Springer Nature's data policies, practical initiatives and implications for Open Research publishing.

A key aspect of groundwater protection is the knowledge of groundwater quantity and quality. Data are the focus of a number of recent publications looking at both quantity and quality of groundwater.

News on topics such as recycling, waste management, energy from waste or sustainability are almost everywhere. We do not have a planet B, thus, we have to protect our limited resources on earth and apply the raw materials mindfully.