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 01 Sep 2026

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09/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 335

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:47:38

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Cara Santa Maria (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Podbean (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	678	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	504	Buzzsprout	42
4	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	860	Omny Studio	48
6	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	635	Spreaker	69
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
8	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
9	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	418	Megaphone	48
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
11	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
12	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
13	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
14	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	645	Megaphone	58
15	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	173	Podbean	31
16	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
17	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	584	RedCircle	53
18	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
19	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	456	Spreaker	54
20	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	52
21	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
22	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
23	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	289	Libsyn	48
24	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
25	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
26	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
27	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	12	Megaphone	53
28	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	212	Libsyn	78
29	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	40	Libsyn	58
30	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
31	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
32	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	518	Spreaker	69
33	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
34	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	310	Spotify for Podcasters	33
35	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	145	Libsyn	78
37	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
38	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	626	Spreaker	43
39	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
40	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	134	Spotify for Podcasters	32
41	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	67	Megaphone	68
42	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
43	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
44	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
45	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	122	Libsyn	68
46	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
47	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
48	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	646	lizhi.fm	32
49	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	264	Spotify for Podcasters	22
50	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
51	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	606	Libsyn	48
52	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	175	Transistor	58
53	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	172	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
55	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	378	Libsyn	38
56	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	164	Unknown	64
57	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	30	Spotify for Podcasters	41
58	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	73	Simplecast	73
59	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
60	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	991	Captivate	89
61	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
62	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	67	Squarespace	48
63	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2500	Libsyn	42
64	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
65	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
66	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
67	Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation	Rossifari	Science	686	Simplecast	62
68	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
69	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	642	Libsyn	72
70	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	233	ABC Australia	38
71	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
72	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	179	Blubrry	48
73	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43
74	Gamebird University	Mississippi State University Extension Service	Science	20	Libsyn	73
75	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
76	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
77	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
78	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
79	Nature Sounds	ABC	Science	22	ABC Australia	62
80	Our Wild Backyard	Our Wild Backyard	Science	8	Unknown	53
81	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	364	Blubrry	38
82	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD - for Focus Calm Sleep + Anxiety	Science	111	Buzzsprout	73
83	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	462	Acast	54
84	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
85	Positive Charge by GeekWire	GeekWire	Science	8	Omny Studio	58
86	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	16	Acast	73
87	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
88	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	239	Spreaker	70
89	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
90	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
91	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	628	Ximalaya	49
92	Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast	Jill Cloutier	Science	169	Libsyn	27
93	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	372	Spotify for Podcasters	58
94	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
95	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
96	When We Talk About Animals	Law, Environment & Animals Program at Yale Law School	Science	52	Blubrry	43
97	Don't Panic Geocast	John Leeman and Shannon Dulin	Science	437	Fireside	59
98	Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	17	Unknown	58
99	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	77	Libsyn	42
100	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

The podcast landscape in USA is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

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