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 May 2026

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05/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 341

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:46:54

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. BirdNote (2 shows)

5. NHPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spreaker (12 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
5	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
8	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
9	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
10	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
11	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
12	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
13	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	581	RedCircle	53
14	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
15	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
16	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
17	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	642	Megaphone	58
18	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
19	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	448	Spreaker	54
20	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
21	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
22	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
23	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
24	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	143	Libsyn	78
25	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
26	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	132	Spotify for Podcasters	32
27	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	338	Buzzsprout	52
28	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	210	Libsyn	78
29	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
30	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	35	Libsyn	32
31	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	308	Spotify for Podcasters	33
32	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
33	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
34	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	516	Spreaker	69
35	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	117	Libsyn	52
36	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
37	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	603	Libsyn	48
38	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
39	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
40	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
41	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
42	Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiosos	Cumbre Kids	Kids & Family	191	Buzzsprout	48
43	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
44	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
45	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
46	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	66	Megaphone	68
47	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
48	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	304	Spotify for Podcasters	52
49	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	168	Spotify for Podcasters	28
50	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	267	Simplecast	63
51	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
52	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
53	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
54	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	460	Acast	54
55	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	987	Captivate	89
56	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
57	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	624	Spreaker	43
58	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
59	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
60	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
61	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	232	ABC Australia	38
62	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	15	Acast	73
63	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
64	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2487	Libsyn	42
65	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	262	Spotify for Podcasters	22
66	Talkin' Cotton Podcast	University of Georgia's Cotton Team	Science	67	Buzzsprout	57
67	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
68	(don't) Waste Water! \| Water Tech to Solve the World	Antoine Walter	Science	507	Ausha	68
69	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
70	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
71	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
72	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
73	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
74	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
75	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
76	Soil Sense	Tim Hammerich and Abbey Wick, Ph.D.	Science	150	Spotify for Podcasters	43
77	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
79	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
80	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
81	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	301	Libsyn	58
82	Digital Pathology Podcast	Aleksandra Zuraw, DVM, PhD	Science	252	Buzzsprout	62
83	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
84	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
85	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
86	Time and Tide	New Hampshire Sea Grant	Science	22	Transistor	68
87	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
88	BirdNote Presents	BirdNote	Science	22	Simplecast	63
89	The Microbiome Podcast	The American Microbiome Institute	Science	11	Libsyn	38
90	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	432	Spreaker	48
91	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
92	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
93	Solar Maverick Podcast	Benoy Thanjan	Science & Medicine	231	Podbean	52
94	Mendelspod Podcast	Theral Timpson	Science & Medicine	577	Substack	38
95	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
96	Growing the Valley	University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources	Science & Medicine	101	Squarespace	69
97	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
98	Cryptid Clues	Urban Myth, Monsters, True Crime, Found Footage, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Skunk Ape, Cryptids, Ufos, Ghosts, Demons, Dogman, Skin Walker, Dover Demon, Yeti, Mothman, Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Lake monster, Possession, Gnomes, The Orbs, Ogopogo	Science	265	Spreaker	53
99	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
100	Inquiries of our Reality with Shayn Jones	Bizarre Reality Media	Science	483	Spreaker	94

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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