Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Natural Sciences

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in USA

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in USA. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 19 Aug 2026

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08/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 439

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 01:03:48

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Spreaker (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	860	Simplecast	73
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	722	Libsyn	49
3	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
4	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	16	Podbean	42
5	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	482	Buzzsprout	42
6	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	622	Spreaker	69
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	2451	Simplecast	59
8	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	382	Podbean	41
9	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	402	Simplecast	53
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science & Medicine	593	Squarespace	58
11	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
12	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	568	RedCircle	53
13	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	2729	Audioboom	48
14	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	283	Libsyn	53
15	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	503	Spreaker	54
16	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	633	Libsyn	63
17	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	328	Buzzsprout	58
18	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	4951	Audioboom	53
19	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	171	Podbean	37
20	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	625	Megaphone	58
21	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	775	ART19	62
22	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
23	Paranormal Portal	Brent Thomas	Science	504	Libsyn	69
24	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	288	Spotify for Podcasters	52
25	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	199	Libsyn	83
26	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	73
27	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	Megaphone	63
28	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	292	Spreaker	43
29	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	120	Libsyn	73
30	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	507	Spreaker	69
31	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	615	Spreaker	43
33	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	135	Libsyn	83
34	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
35	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
36	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
37	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	257	Simplecast	63
38	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	34	Libsyn	63
39	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	88	Buzzsprout	58
40	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	153	Spotify for Podcasters	28
41	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
42	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	31	Spotify for Podcasters	58
43	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
44	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
45	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	244	Libsyn	43
46	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	111	Libsyn	58
47	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	297	Spreaker	49
48	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	338	Simplecast	63
49	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	157	Unknown	64
50	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	437	ART19	68
51	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	122	Spotify for Podcasters	32
52	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	100	Squarespace	49
53	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
54	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
55	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	173	Blubrry	48
56	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	70	Simplecast	73
57	The Pondcast	theTurtleRoom	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	59
58	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	574	Libsyn	53
59	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	222	ABC Australia	38
60	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	606	Libsyn	78
61	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
62	Flooba	A Sensory Sound Space for Neurodivergent Minds	Science	303	Buzzsprout	73
63	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
64	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	369	Libsyn	43
65	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Simplecast	53
66	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
67	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	345	ABC Australia	38
68	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
69	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	419	Unknown	38
70	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	1986	Libsyn	48
71	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media	Comedy	227	RedCircle	79
72	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	162	Captivate	32
73	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	294	Libsyn	63
74	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	968	Captivate	89
75	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	169	Transistor	58
76	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	166	Simplecast	47
77	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
78	Brainforest Café	McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy	Society & Culture	65	Castos	69
79	Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast	Food Safety Specialists: Matthew Regusci and Francine L Shaw	Science	182	Transistor	68
80	It Has To Be Said	Justin Leaf & Joe Cihon	Science	34	Megaphone	49
81	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	69	Buzzsprout	73
82	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
83	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
84	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	100	Podbean	42
85	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
86	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	250	bCast	48
87	Today's Creation Moment	Creation Moments	Science	1929	Libsyn	38
88	Midnight in the Mountains	Midnight in the Mountains	Science	26	Audioboom	52
89	Joint Approach	Musculoskeletal Infection Society	Science	74	Libsyn	38
90	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
91	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	11	Acast	73
92	Eye On The Sky	Vermont Public	Science	335	PRX	49
93	AquaDiary: Water Mysteries, Science & News	Ally Berry	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	42
94	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	223	CoHost	58
95	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	252	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	422	Spreaker	48
97	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	57	Transistor	58
98	The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI	Alexander Schacht and Benjamin Piske, biometricians, statisticians and leaders in the pharma industry	Science	478	Podigee	48
99	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	636	lizhi.fm	32
100	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Science	500	Audioboom	37

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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