The phrase "enduring explanation" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when referring to an explanation that remains relevant or valid over time.
Example: "The enduring explanation of the theory continues to influence modern scientific thought."
Alternatives: "lasting explanation" or "timeless explanation"
The Galapagos islands inspired Darwin's brilliant and remarkably enduring explanation for how species change over time through natural selection, and it was islands - the Solomon Islands in particular - that helped to answer the great question his famous book left unanswered: what, really, is the origin of species?
Sacred Heart, where Picaro began his career as an educator, is a parking lot now, perhaps the enduring explanation for why Picaro, hired at St. Patrick in 1971, never did leave.
Their experiment gave rise to an enduring — and incorrect — explanation for muscle failure; scientists now know that lactate, the form in which lactic acid occurs in the body, actually fuels muscular contraction rather than inhibiting it.
But the chief explanation is the enduring charm of the tale.
It would take a lunatic to deny that Take That's songs aren't catchy - hence record sales of nearly 20 million in first half of the 1990s - although one doubts that they have quite the variety or range of Abba, at least part of the explanation for the enduring success of Mamma Mia!
One objection to our explanation for the enduring goal-attributions of infants in our Experimental group is that the obstacle itself may have been interpreted by infants as a potential target, and, since the agent always approached the object (and detoured past the obstacle), perhaps this action was interpreted as selective by infants.
Explanations for his enduring appeal fall into two rough categories: his personality and his politics.
And for female viewers mystified by the enduring appeal of "Deadliest Catch," the explanation lies therein.
Another explanation is simply the enduring and endearing patterns of play.
Even when he retired from active practice, he advised current owners on how to update their houses for the 21st century". The architect had an explanation for Modernism's enduring appeal.
Despite the pattern's simplicity, though, its explanation is elusive, and the quest to find that explanation is one of the enduring themes of ecology.
