The phrase "contradictory findings" means that different research or sources have provided results or information that do not agree with or support each other. Full definition
Again, previous longitudinal follow - up studies show somewhat contradictory findings. (academic.oup.com)
Besides shedding light on previously contradictory findings, the outcome also points to the need for a research focus on how climate variables change while scanning across different scales and under global warming conditions. (sciencedaily.com)
I had thought the saga of climate science critic Edward Wegman and the various allegations of misconduct in his recent work could not possibly get any more bizarre, especially in the wake of manifestly contradictory findings in two recently concluded investigations at George Mason University. (realclimate.org)