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 05 Sep 2026

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09/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 314

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:47:12

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

5. With Seth and Hudson (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

3. Spreaker (10 shows)

4. Megaphone (7 shows)

5. Podbean (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
4	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	58	Podbean	42
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	408	Megaphone	48
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
8	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
9	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
11	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
12	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
13	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
14	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
16	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	573	RedCircle	53
17	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
18	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	294	Spreaker	43
19	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
20	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	630	Megaphone	58
21	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
22	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
23	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
24	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
25	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	261	Simplecast	63
26	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	22
27	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
28	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
29	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
30	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	63	Megaphone	62
31	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
32	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
33	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	4	Megaphone	63
34	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
35	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
36	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	160	Unknown	64
37	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
38	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
39	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
40	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
41	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
42	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	441	ART19	68
44	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
45	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
46	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	592	Libsyn	48
47	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	234	Spreaker	70
48	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
49	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	976	Captivate	89
50	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
51	The Atomic Show	Rod Adams - Atomic Insights	Science	20	Unknown	49
52	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
53	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
54	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
55	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
56	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
57	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
58	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	640	lizhi.fm	32
59	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
60	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
61	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
62	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
63	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
64	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
65	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
66	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
67	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
68	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
69	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
70	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
71	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
72	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
73	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
74	RhizoMetRx	Faith	Science	19	Buzzsprout	58
75	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
76	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
77	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
78	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
79	Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation	Rossifari	Science	671	Simplecast	62
80	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
81	Talkin' Cotton Podcast	University of Georgia's Cotton Team	Science	63	Buzzsprout	62
82	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	426	Spreaker	48
83	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
84	Polo Reef the Podcast	Polo Reef	Science	13	Spotify for Podcasters	28
85	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
86	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
87	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	361	Blubrry	38
88	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	1290	Megaphone	53
89	Kākāpō Files II	RNZ	Science	50	Acast	78
90	Auroral Zone	Mike Liemohn	Science	1	Podbean	48
91	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Science	500	Audioboom	37
92	Science You Can Use	Rocky Mountain Research Station	Science	51	Libsyn	38
93	The Wild Line	Wild Idea Media	Science	64	Transistor	48
94	AquaDiary: Water Mysteries, Science & News	Ally Berry	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
96	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	362	Spotify for Podcasters	58
97	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
98	Eye On The Sky	Vermont Public	Science	335	PRX	49
99	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	23	Spotify for Podcasters	41
100	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47

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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