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Scientists like to think of science as self-correcting. To an alarming degree, it is not
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Why most published scientific research is probably false

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Sarah Leo, our visual data journalist, explains how to deal with unruly data points

America’s housing market
Should you rent or buy?
Our interactive map shows where in America homeownership is becoming more appealing

The world is more equal than you think
Rich and poor consumers are seeing their spending patterns converge
Our latest index of Europe’s priciest cities for renters
The average earner struggles to afford rent in all but eight of the places we looked at
Most Americans oppose intervention in Greenland
Our polling with YouGov shows operations in Iran and Venezuela had far more support
Popular music is getting sadder and angstier
Analyses of top-charting songs find a rise in blue moods