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 Nov 2025

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11/05/2025

Average data

Episodes: 352

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:49:46

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spreaker (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
3	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
4	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
5	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
6	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
7	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
8	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	411	Megaphone	48
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
10	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
11	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	635	Megaphone	58
12	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
13	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	577	RedCircle	53
14	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
16	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
17	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
18	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	286	Spreaker	59
19	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
20	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
21	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	438	Spreaker	54
22	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	584	ART19	62
23	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	513	Spreaker	69
24	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
25	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
26	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
27	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
28	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
29	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	141	Libsyn	78
30	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	297	Spotify for Podcasters	52
31	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
32	Good Garbage with Ved Krishna	Pakka	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	28
33	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	621	Spreaker	43
35	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
36	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	306	Spotify for Podcasters	33
37	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
38	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	335	Buzzsprout	52
39	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
40	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	264	Simplecast	63
41	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
42	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
43	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	162	Spotify for Podcasters	28
44	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
45	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	207	Libsyn	78
46	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
47	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
48	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	116	Libsyn	52
49	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
50	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
51	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	129	Spotify for Podcasters	32
52	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
53	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	83	Simplecast	73
54	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
55	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	598	Libsyn	48
56	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	176	Blubrry	48
57	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
58	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
59	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
60	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
61	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	229	ABC Australia	38
62	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
63	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
64	Papers to Podcasts	Bradley Cohen	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	32
65	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
66	Consciousness and the Brain	Bernard Baars, PhD \| Nautilus Press Publishing Group	Science	28	Podbean	72
67	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	981	Captivate	89
68	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
69	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2467	Libsyn	42
70	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
71	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
72	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
73	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
74	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	623	Libsyn	72
75	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
76	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
77	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
78	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	429	Spreaker	48
79	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
80	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
81	The Fisheries Podcast	A team of fisheries scientists	Science	100	Podbean	52
82	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	362	Blubrry	38
83	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
84	Tom Nelson	Thomas Nelson	Science	435	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	259	Spotify for Podcasters	22
86	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	457	Acast	54
87	That Bigfoot Podcast	Paranormal World Productions Studio	Science	230	Spreaker	59
88	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
89	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
90	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	261	Libsyn	47
91	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
92	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
93	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	643	lizhi.fm	32
94	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Science	500	Audioboom	37
95	Every Plant Has A Story	Jill Cloutier	Science	38	Libsyn	38
96	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
97	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
98	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
99	The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI	Alexander Schacht and Benjamin Piske, biometricians, statisticians and leaders in the pharma industry	Science	481	Podigee	48
100	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	216	Buzzsprout	43

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.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in USA.
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