Tim Friend

Tim Friend is the senior science writer for "USA Today." During his sixteen-year career at the newspaper, he has covered a broad range of topics including animal behavior, anthropology, physics, astronomy, biotechnology, and genetics. He has reported stories from Mount Everest, Antarctica, the Arctic Circle, the Amazon Rain Forest, the Middle East, Central America, and from a one-person submersible on the ocean floor. In addition to his work with "USA Today, " he has written for national...See more

Tim Friend is the senior science writer for "USA Today." During his sixteen-year career at the newspaper, he has covered a broad range of topics including animal behavior, anthropology, physics, astronomy, biotechnology, and genetics. He has reported stories from Mount Everest, Antarctica, the Arctic Circle, the Amazon Rain Forest, the Middle East, Central America, and from a one-person submersible on the ocean floor. In addition to his work with "USA Today, " he has written for national magazines, including "National Wildlife" and "Men's Health." He lives in Alexandria, Virginia. See less