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Invalid science
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<p>Invalid science consists of scientific claims based on experiments that cannot be reproduced or that are contradicted by experiments that can be reproduced. Recent analyses indicate that the proportion of retracted claims in the scientific literature is steadily increasing. The number of retractions has grown tenfold over the past decade, but they still make up approximately 0.2% of the 1.4m papers published annually in scholarly journals. </p><p>The U.S. <a href="/facts/Office_of_Research_Integrity/B0Iqjh5d">Office of Research Integrity</a> (ORI) investigates scientific misconduct. </p>