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 14 Aug 2025

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08/14/2025

Average data

Episodes: 364

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 01:03:29

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

3. ABC listen (2 shows)

4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. NHPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Spreaker (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

5. Unknown (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	507	Simplecast	73
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	669	Libsyn	49
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	409	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	736	Omny Studio	53
5	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	571	Spreaker	69
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	350	Simplecast	53
7	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	543	Libsyn	63
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	2451	Simplecast	59
9	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	309	Spreaker	59
10	Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess	Blaze Podcast Network	Science	233	Megaphone	38
11	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	488	RedCircle	59
12	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	335	Podbean	47
13	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science & Medicine	102	Squarespace	58
14	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	89	Libsyn	73
15	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	59	Acast	53
16	How Wild	NPR	Science	13	Megaphone	63
17	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	2841	Audioboom	48
18	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	1416	Audioboom	53
19	Paranormal Portal	Brent Thomas	Science	447	Libsyn	63
20	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	436	Spreaker	54
21	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	259	Libsyn	53
22	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	535	Megaphone	63
23	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	258	Spreaker	43
24	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	12	Simplecast	53
25	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	549	ART19	68
26	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	258	Spotify for Podcasters	58
27	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
28	Grazing Grass Podcast sharing Regenerative Ag Stories	Grazing Grass	Science	183	Transistor	53
29	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	598	Spreaker	69
30	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	453	Spreaker	69
31	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Science	125	Spreaker	59
32	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
33	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	161	Podbean	37
34	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	246	Spreaker	49
35	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	148	Libsyn	83
36	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
37	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	638	Omny Studio	53
38	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	281	Buzzsprout	58
39	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	384	ART19	73
40	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	107	Libsyn	83
41	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	469	Libsyn	53
42	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	234	Libsyn	52
43	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	57	Libsyn	48
44	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
45	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	86	Libsyn	58
46	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	853	Captivate	89
47	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	Megaphone	63
48	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
49	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	564	Spreaker	38
50	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	1992	Libsyn	48
51	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	136	Blubrry	43
52	The Science Show	ABC listen	Science	345	ABC Australia	38
53	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
54	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	83	Spotify for Podcasters	43
55	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Science	394	Audioboom	42
56	What The Duck?!	ABC listen	Science	166	ABC Australia	38
57	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
58	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	147	Simplecast	42
59	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	91	Podbean	58
60	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	188	CoHost	63
61	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	76	Buzzsprout	58
62	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
63	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	210	Simplecast	63
64	Midwest Mythos	Midwest Mythos	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	33
65	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	43
66	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	467	Libsyn	78
67	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	99	Unknown	64
68	Fins, Fur, and Feathers	Joe Gerken and Drew Ricketts	Science	47	Libsyn	43
69	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	38
70	Obscure Appalachia	Candis Casper	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	38
71	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	199	bCast	48
72	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	142	Transistor	63
73	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	43	Simplecast	73
74	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	307	Simplecast	63
75	Cannabis Science Podcast	Dr. Ricardo Rivera	Science	57	Spreaker	59
76	Grassfed Life	Diego Footer	Science	176	Libsyn	43
77	The Plant Report- Every Plant Has A Story	Jill Cloutier	Science	38	Libsyn	38
78	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
79	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	260	Libsyn	63
80	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media	Comedy	215	RedCircle	79
81	Late Night on the Astral Plane with Ryan Singer	Ryan Singer	Science	832	Spreaker	59
82	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	32	Buzzsprout	78
83	PolliNation Podcast	Oregon State University Extension	Science	292	Libsyn	38
84	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
85	F.A.Z. Wissen	Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung	Science	177	Podigee	59
86	TILclimate	MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative	Science	70	Simplecast	73
87	Welt der Physik \| Podcast	Welt der Physik	Science & Medicine	367	Unknown	38
88	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	369	Spreaker	64
89	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
90	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	333	Blubrry	38
91	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
92	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	139	Captivate	38
93	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	228	Spotify for Podcasters	33
94	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	93	Squarespace	49
95	Good Fire	Amy Cardinal Christianson and Matthew Kristoff	Science	33	Squarespace	59
96	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	595	lizhi.fm	38
97	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
98	Arthro-Pod	Jonathan Larson	Science & Medicine	35	Podbean	59
99	terrestrial	KUOW News and Information	Science	17	Unknown	43
100	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	1078	Megaphone	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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