Explore Media - Nexus Labs

[mvs_gallery]

The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation

Science · evidence · measurement

Not for profit

Our articles, maps and twins are free to read and free to republish. Readers and partners keep it that way.

Support our work

Who funds us

GCRI is a not-for-profit institution. To ask who funds a piece of work, use the funding questions form.

Independence

Editors and the expert reviewers named on each article decide what we publish. Funders and partners do not review or approve articles before publication.

Corrections policy

Licence

Articles: CC BY 4.0. Figures, maps, twins and data: CC BY 4.0. Other uses: ask through the permissions form.

This site uses strictly necessary cookies to work and to remember your privacy choices. With your permission it would also load content hosted by other services, such as videos, maps and fonts, which then receive your network address and device data. We do not sell or share your personal information and we run no advertising. Choose Accept all, Reject all or Customise. You can change your mind at any time through Privacy choices at the foot of every page.

Features

Turn any feature off by itself. Accept all turns them all on.

Maps

Uses: Open map tiles (OpenFreeMap, OpenStreetMap, NASA GIBS), Google Maps
When off: Maps show a placeholder instead of the map.

3D globe and terrain

Uses: Open map tiles (OpenFreeMap, OpenStreetMap, NASA GIBS)
When off: The globe and terrain views show a placeholder.

Video embeds

Uses: YouTube, Vimeo
When off: Videos show a placeholder with a link to watch them on the provider's site.

External fonts

Uses: Google Fonts
When off: Pages use your device's own fonts.

Social posts and share buttons

Uses: X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram
When off: Embedded posts show a placeholder; plain links still work.

Profile pictures from Gravatar

Uses: Gravatar
When off: A plain placeholder shows instead of the picture.

Remember my display

Uses: Display preferences
When off: The site forgets your display choice when you leave the page.

Cookies and storage

Name	Purpose	Duration	Party
`wordpress_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryWordPress (this site)	Until you sign out	First party
`wordpress_logged_in_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryWordPress (this site)	Until you sign out, or 14 days	First party
`wordpress_sec_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryWordPress (this site)	Until you sign out, or 14 days	First party
`wordpress_test_cookie`cookie	Strictly necessaryWordPress (this site)	Session	First party
`wp-settings-*`cookie	Strictly necessaryWordPress (this site)	1 year	First party
`wp-postpass_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryWordPress (this site)	10 days	First party
`comment_author_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryWordPress (this site)	About 347 days	First party
`wpEmojiSettingsSupports`browser storage	Strictly necessaryWordPress (this site)	Session	First party
`nexus_consent`cookie	Strictly necessaryPrivacy choices	180 days	First party
`nexus_consent_id`cookie	Strictly necessaryPrivacy choices	180 days	First party
`nexus_consent_reset`cookie	Strictly necessaryPrivacy choices	Session	First party
`wp_consent_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryPrivacy choices	180 days	First party
`nexus_consent`browser storage	Strictly necessaryPrivacy choices	180 days	First party
`deflect_session`cookie	Strictly necessaryDeflect (site protection)	Session	First party
`deflect_challenge*`cookie	Strictly necessaryDeflect (site protection)	Short, while a challenge is open	First party
`deflect_*`cookie	Strictly necessaryDeflect (site protection)	As Deflect sets it	First party
`mdp-readabler*`cookie	Strictly necessaryAccessibility tool (Readabler)	Until you reset it	First party
`readabler`browser storage	Strictly necessaryAccessibility tool (Readabler)	Until you reset it	First party
`mdp-readabler*`browser storage	Strictly necessaryAccessibility tool (Readabler)	Until you reset it	First party
`nx_theme`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`nexus.theme.default`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`bx-color-mode`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`bx-color-mode-against`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`nexus.embed.theme`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`buddyx_dark_mode`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`buddyx_color_mode_against`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`nexus.a11y`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`nexus.dock`browser storage	Preferences and functionalDisplay preferences	Until you change it	First party
`YSC`cookie	ExperienceYouTube	Session	Third party
`VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE`cookie	ExperienceYouTube	About 6 months	Third party
`VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA`cookie	ExperienceYouTube	About 6 months	Third party
`PREF`cookie	ExperienceYouTube	As Google sets it	Third party
`__Secure-*`cookie	ExperienceYouTube	As Google sets it	Third party
`yt-*`browser storage	ExperienceYouTube	As Google sets it	Third party
`ytidb::*`browser storage	ExperienceYouTube	As Google sets it	Third party
`vuid`cookie	ExperienceVimeo	As Vimeo sets it	Third party
`__cf_bm`cookie	ExperienceVimeo	30 minutes	Third party
`_cfuvid`cookie	ExperienceVimeo	Session	Third party
`bp-activity`browser storage	Strictly necessaryCommunity directories (BuddyPress)	As the provider sets it	First party
`bp-groups`browser storage	Strictly necessaryCommunity directories (BuddyPress)	As the provider sets it	First party
`bp-members`browser storage	Strictly necessaryCommunity directories (BuddyPress)	As the provider sets it	First party
`bp-blogs`browser storage	Strictly necessaryCommunity directories (BuddyPress)	As the provider sets it	First party
`bp-messages`browser storage	Strictly necessaryCommunity directories (BuddyPress)	As the provider sets it	First party

Your rights and security

How we protect data

Every page is served over an encrypted connection (HTTPS).
A protection network filters attacks before they reach the site.
Your privacy choices are recorded in this site’s own database, with a random ID and never your network address in readable form. Nothing is sent to an outside consent service.

How to complain

You can ask us first, and you can always complain to the data protection authority where you live or work.

Notice revision 1

Your record ID

Apply my choices to All sites of this network This site only

Download my record