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BBC News - Science & Environment

1. Wasps: If you can't love them, at least admire them
   They get a bad press compared with bees and beetles, but wasps are truly remarkable creatures.
2. Climate change: Electrical industry's 'dirty secret' boosts warming
   It's the most powerful greenhouse gas you've never heard of, and levels in the atmosphere are soaring.
3. Research on postmen's testicle warmth wins Ig Nobel
   Fertility experts find that the left testicle is warmer, but only when a man has his clothes on.
4. Plastic packaging: How are supermarkets doing?
   The UK needs to move away from all single-use packaging, say MPs. But have supermarkets got the message?
5. Big Butterfly Count: Fine weather boosts species in UK
   Survey finds many common species of butterfly enjoyed a good summer this year.