Sure, Science isn't obliged to publish an article which refutes a previous Science article. They could instead simply retract the article which has since been

Sure, Science isn't obliged to publish an article which refutes a previous Science article. They could instead simply retract the article which has since been proven wrong. But to not publish the refutation and not retract the refuted article is to make a deliberate decision to continue to endorse research which has been proven to be incorrect.