SciFri broadcasts excerpts from the annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

[1][2] The Science Friday Initiative accepts tax-deductible donations on behalf of the radio program.

Talk of the Nation ended its run in 2013,[5] after which Science Friday became a standalone series and moved from NPR to Public Radio International in 2014.

[citation needed] On November 9, 2012, ScienceFriday, Inc. filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in New York state court against a long-running Denver radio program, titled Real Science Friday, hosted by two young earth creationists including Colorado pastor and radio personality Bob Enyart.

[8] Science Friday launched a spinoff podcast in collaboration with WNYC Studios entitled Undiscovered, which debuted in early 2017.