Scientists at the University of Southampton have answered one of the most puzzling questions in plate tectonics: how and why “stable” parts of continents gradually rise to form some of the planet’s greatest topographic features. Scientists at the University of Southampton have answered one of the most puzzling questions in plate tectonics: how and why “stable” parts of continents gradually rise to form some of the planet’s greatest topographic features. Earth Sciences Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories