The Method section should give enough detail to allow anyone else to confirm the results by repeating the measurements. Any special circumstances or materials should be described Results consist of measured values in tables, graphs and equations, with just enough comment to highlight the main features. In the Discussion is a consideration of the implications of the results, especially in terms of answering the initial question. Comparisons with Previous Work mentioned already and any inadequacies of the measurements would be considered. Also, fresh questions that arise from the results.
Most Discussions are too long and verbose.
The Conclusions must be separate and brief, consisting chiefly of a bald answer to the initial question. It is amazing how many papers are published without separate, brief Conclusions. The Conclusions should be entirely factual, stating only what new information has been discovered. Where possible, they should be quantitative rather than adjectival. The starkness of the Conclusions contrasts with the discursiveness of the preceding free-ranging Discussion.