Shipowners have ordered more than twice as many tankers in 2024 compared to all of 2025, driven by Middle East conflict and pipeline closures that redirect crude shipments to longer transoceanic routes from the Americas. The $20 billion spending spree, the largest in 25 years, has pushed tanker lease rates to record highs of over $1 million daily.
This article debunks three common misconceptions about bees: that honey bees are native to the Americas (they're actually from Eurasia and Africa, introduced in the 1700s), that all bees live in queen-led colonies (only 25% do; most are solitary), and that all bees have stingers and die after stinging (only females have stingers, an adaptation from their egg-laying structure).