The article discusses the stabilization of continents, specifically cratons, through subaerial weathering. Cratons, the most imperishable continental fragments, form about 50% of the Earth's continental crust and are critical for planetary habitability. The mechanisms behind craton stabilization remain unclear. The authors propose that subaerial weathering, triggered by the emergence of continental landmasses above sea level, concentrated heat-producing elements (U, Th, and K) in terrigenous sediments, which were then incorporated into the deep crust. This process drove intracrustal melting and the generation of peraluminous granitoid magmas, leading to the reorganization of the compositional architecture of the continental crust in the Neoarchaean period. The formation of these granitoids, enriched in heat-producing elements, explains why many cratons were stabilized during this period. The authors argue that the onset of terrigenous sedimentation in the Mesoarchaean period, driven by the increase in continental freeboard, was a critical step in the stabilization of cratons. They also highlight that this mechanism does not require a global change in tectonic style and is consistent with the existence of cratonic mantle before Neoarchean granite formation. The study provides a new perspective on the geodynamic evolution of planetary interiors and the generation of habitable conditions.The article discusses the stabilization of continents, specifically cratons, through subaerial weathering. Cratons, the most imperishable continental fragments, form about 50% of the Earth's continental crust and are critical for planetary habitability. The mechanisms behind craton stabilization remain unclear. The authors propose that subaerial weathering, triggered by the emergence of continental landmasses above sea level, concentrated heat-producing elements (U, Th, and K) in terrigenous sediments, which were then incorporated into the deep crust. This process drove intracrustal melting and the generation of peraluminous granitoid magmas, leading to the reorganization of the compositional architecture of the continental crust in the Neoarchaean period. The formation of these granitoids, enriched in heat-producing elements, explains why many cratons were stabilized during this period. The authors argue that the onset of terrigenous sedimentation in the Mesoarchaean period, driven by the increase in continental freeboard, was a critical step in the stabilization of cratons. They also highlight that this mechanism does not require a global change in tectonic style and is consistent with the existence of cratonic mantle before Neoarchean granite formation. The study provides a new perspective on the geodynamic evolution of planetary interiors and the generation of habitable conditions.