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The findings have implications for more than just earthlings.
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As far as extraterrestrial bodies go, Saturn's largest moon is surprisingly like Earth, with a dense atmosphere that could shield delicate earthlings from radiation, reports New Scientist.
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Given those numbers, researchers coming here from another planet might report back home that Earthlings love taxes, especially those humans living in rich countries, because high-tax countries tend to be the most prosperous.
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That would be good to know if down the road colonies of earthlings intend to make the moon home.
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Instead, the natural environment of the Na’vi (those thin, blue-skinned Pandorans) slowly is taking over the structures left by the film’s earthlings.
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Far from being your grandkids or great grandkids, any Earthlings who eventually rendezvous with aliens may well constitute replacements for the human race.
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Just look at humans and octopuses, Duncan said — both earthlings, but with decidedly different aesthetic flair.
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Unbeknownst to most earthlings, the moon is experiencing a crisis.
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First Known Use of earthling
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EARTHLING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of earthling for English Language Learners
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: a human being living on Earth
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