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 02 Mar 2026

03/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 433
Frequency: every 17 days
Duration: 00:49:05

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. NHPR (2 shows)
3. ABC Australia (2 shows)
4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)
5. Bo Kennedy (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)
2. Spreaker (12 shows)
3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)
4. Simplecast (8 shows)
5. Podbean (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience872Simplecast
63
2Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience734Libsyn
43
3Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience863Omny Studio
48
4Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience502Buzzsprout
42
5Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience2410Simplecast
59
6Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience391Podbean
41
7Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience631Spreaker
69
8Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience415Megaphone
48
9Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience645Libsyn
58
10Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience605ART19
42
11Podcast UFO Chronicles PodcastUFO Chronicles PodcastNik HunterScience455Spreaker
54
12Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience2996Audioboom
48
13Podcast Main Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut OffAnthony ColangeloScience341Simplecast
63
14Podcast The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalThe Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalGhost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural StoriesScience5339Audioboom
53
15Podcast Paranormal PortalParanormal PortalParanormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal GhostsScience502Spreaker
69
16Podcast Crime Pays But Botany Doesn'tCrime Pays But Botany Doesn'tTony SantoreScience297Spreaker
43
17Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience581RedCircle
53
18Podcast How WildHow WildNPRScience16PRX
63
19Podcast I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI KNOW DINO, LLCScience787ART19
62
20Podcast Ask a Spaceman!Ask a Spaceman!Paul M. SutterScience288Libsyn
48
21Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science642Megaphone
58
22Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience94Libsyn
68
23Podcast Terrible LizardsTerrible LizardsIszi Lawrence and David HoneScience143Libsyn
78
24Podcast Strange Animals PodcastStrange Animals PodcastKatherine ShawScience300Blubrry
48
25Podcast Cryptid CreaturesCryptid CreaturesBrian Brock/Todd StevensScience309Spotify for Podcasters
33
26Podcast The Science of Everything PodcastThe Science of Everything PodcastJames FodorScience172Podbean
31
27Podcast 6 Ranch Podcast6 Ranch PodcastJames NashScience338Buzzsprout
52
28Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
29Podcast Apes Among UsApes Among UsNAWACScience20Podbean
48
30Podcast Off-NominalOff-NominalJake Robins, Anthony ColangeloScience267Simplecast
63
31Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience304Spotify for Podcasters
52
32Podcast ExtinctZooExtinctZooExtinctZooScience168Spotify for Podcasters
28
33Podcast The Science ShowThe Science ShowABC AustraliaScience337ABC Australia
38
34Podcast Grazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing GrassScience225Transistor
53
35Podcast Cannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastCannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastTad HusseyScience168Simplecast
47
36Podcast Weather GeeksWeather GeeksWeather Group TelevisionScience444ART19
68
37Podcast Untold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkScience1000Spreaker
54
38Podcast Wild Turkey ScienceWild Turkey ScienceDr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will GulsbyScience210Libsyn
78
39Podcast Farm Small Farm SmartFarm Small Farm SmartThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience604Libsyn
48
40Podcast Paleo NerdsPaleo NerdspaleonerdsScience102Podbean
42
41Podcast Where Is My Mind?Where Is My Mind?Mark Gober and Blue Duck MediaScience9WideOrbit
58
42Podcast Patient ZeroPatient ZeroNHPRScience14Megaphone
38
43Podcast Alien EncountersAlien EncountersScience ChannelScience11Acast
59
44Podcast This Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastThis Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastDr. Kirsten Sanford Science MediaScience51Libsyn
52
45Podcast Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaTalk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaCara Santa MariaScience624Spreaker
43
46Podcast Viced Rhino: The PodcastViced Rhino: The PodcastViced RhinoScience432Spreaker
48
47Podcast Haunted AmericaHaunted AmericaHaunted AmericaScience101Spotify for Podcasters
43
48Podcast Brain InspiredBrain InspiredPaul MiddlebrooksScience163Unknown
64
49Podcast Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastHillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastJerry PaulleyScience1000Spreaker
38
50Podcast MonsterTalkMonsterTalkBlake SmithScience516Spreaker
69
51Podcast Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul WheatonHomesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheatonpaul wheatonScience & Medicine100Blubrry Podcasting
38
52Podcast Daniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseDaniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience639Omny Studio
53
53Podcast Eons: Surviving Deep TimeEons: Surviving Deep TimePBSScience25PRX
63
54Podcast The Gestalt GardenerThe Gestalt GardenerMPB Think RadioScience460Acast
54
55Podcast The Field GuidesThe Field GuidesThe Field GuidesScience & Medicine104Squarespace
49
56Podcast The Acres U.S.A. PodcastThe Acres U.S.A. PodcastAcres U.S.A.®Science132Spotify for Podcasters
32
57Podcast Farm Small Farm Smart DailyFarm Small Farm Smart DailyThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience1986Libsyn
42
58Podcast Ask Us Anything by Popular ScienceAsk Us Anything by Popular SciencePopular ScienceScience66Megaphone
68
59Podcast The Genetics PodcastThe Genetics PodcastSano GeneticsScience262Spotify for Podcasters
22
60Podcast SunCastSunCastNico JohnsonScience987Captivate
89
61Podcast Science unscriptedScience unscriptedDWScience100Unknown
43
62Podcast The Humble HoofThe Humble HoofAlicia HarlovScience167Captivate
32
63Podcast Ken Cook Is Having Another EpisodeKen Cook Is Having Another EpisodeEWGScience72Simplecast
73
64Podcast ManifoldManifoldSteve HsuScience174Transistor
58
65Podcast Curiosity UnboundedCuriosity UnboundedMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Science18Blubrry
53
66Podcast What The Duck?!What The Duck?!ABC AustraliaScience232ABC Australia
38
67Podcast The Bigfoot ReportThe Bigfoot ReportParanormal World ProductionsScience377Spreaker
64
68Podcast SilviCastSilviCastWisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesScience71Buzzsprout
73
69Podcast The Numberphile PodcastThe Numberphile PodcastBrady HaranScience & Medicine66Squarespace
48
70Podcast In Research OfIn Research OfWilliam Blake SmithScience121Libsyn
68
71Podcast Inside NATURE on PBSInside NATURE on PBSPBS NatureScience & Medicine14Soundcloud
49
72Podcast Natural Resources UniversityNatural Resources UniversityCollaboration of land-grant universitiesScience635Libsyn
72
73Podcast New Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in Environmental StudiesMarshall PoeScience602Simplecast
63
75Podcast Science Stuff To Blow Your MindScience Stuff To Blow Your MindPodgoScience35Libsyn
32
76Podcast Infectious Disease PuscastInfectious Disease PuscastVincent RacanielloScience117Libsyn
52
77Podcast Spooky Science SistersSpooky Science SistersMeagan Ankney | Paige MillerScience114Buzzsprout
69
78Podcast New Books in ScienceNew Books in ScienceNew Books NetworkScience601Simplecast
69
79Podcast The BUMP PodcastThe BUMP PodcastBo KennedyScience376Spotify for Podcasters
42
81Podcast Walkabout the GalaxyWalkabout the GalaxyJoshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James CooneyScience377Libsyn
38
82Podcast Consciousness and the BrainConsciousness and the BrainBernard Baars, PhD | Nautilus Press Publishing GroupScience28Podbean
72
83Podcast Cincinnati Zoo TalesCincinnati Zoo TalescincinnatizooScience100Podbean
58
84Podcast The Native Plant PodcastThe Native Plant PodcastNative Plant PodcastNatural Sciences96Libsyn
43
85Podcast Talkin' Cotton PodcastTalkin' Cotton PodcastUniversity of Georgia's Cotton TeamScience67Buzzsprout
57
86Podcast PalaeocastPalaeocastPalaeocastScience245Libsyn
38
87Podcast Most Terrifying Places in AmericaMost Terrifying Places in AmericaTravel ChannelScience67Acast
53
88Podcast SETI LiveSETI LiveSETI InstituteScience163Libsyn
68
89Podcast Good Fire PodcastGood Fire PodcastIndigenous Leadership InitiativeScience34Squarespace
52
90Podcast The Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastScience178Blubrry
48
91Podcast Brainforest CaféBrainforest CaféSpectreVision RadioScience72Megaphone
69
92Podcast NOVA NowNOVA NowGBHScience22PRX
94
93Podcast Climate ConnectionsClimate ConnectionsYale Center for Environmental CommunicationScience100Libsyn
53
94Podcast Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine Shiho Cierra FujimaruScience419Spotify for Podcasters
38
95Podcast K9 ConservationistsK9 ConservationistsKayla FrattScience257Spotify for Podcasters
28
96Podcast Night ScienceNight ScienceItai Yanai & Martin LercherScience90Buzzsprout
58
97Podcast Tex's Front PorchTex's Front PorchThe Misfit ToysScience286Spreaker
49
98Podcast Laura Erickson's For the BirdsLaura Erickson's For the BirdsLaura EricksonScience & Medicine250Unknown
43
99Podcast Believe: Paranormal & UFO PodcastBelieve: Paranormal & UFO PodcastKade MoirScience254Acast
68
100Podcast That Bigfoot PodcastThat Bigfoot PodcastParanormal World Productions StudioScience230Spreaker
59

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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