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 2026

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11/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 324

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:48:17

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

3. PBS Nature (2 shows)

4. NHPR (2 shows)

5. Sano Genetics (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Megaphone (8 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
2	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	504	Buzzsprout	42
4	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	860	Omny Studio	48
6	Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant	PBS Nature	Science	45	Megaphone	53
7	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
8	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	635	Spreaker	69
9	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
10	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	173	Podbean	31
11	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
12	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	584	RedCircle	53
13	Timber University	Dr. Brady Self & Dr. Shaun Tanger	Science	47	Libsyn	58
14	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	52
15	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	19	Blubrry	38
16	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
17	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	62	Transistor	58
18	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
19	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	645	Megaphone	58
20	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	289	Libsyn	48
21	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
22	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
23	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
24	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	456	Spreaker	54
26	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
27	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	145	Libsyn	78
28	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
29	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
30	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	67	Squarespace	48
31	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
32	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
33	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
34	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
35	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
36	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
37	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
38	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	67	Megaphone	68
39	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
40	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
41	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
42	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
43	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	134	Spotify for Podcasters	32
44	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	179	Blubrry	48
45	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
46	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
47	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
48	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
49	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	239	Spreaker	70
50	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
51	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	518	Spreaker	69
52	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	378	Libsyn	38
53	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	12	Megaphone	53
54	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
55	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
56	GermiNation	Cindy Hicks/ISU Seed Science Center	Science	10	Podbean	48
57	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	626	Spreaker	43
58	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
59	Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	17	Unknown	58
60	That Bigfoot Podcast	Paranormal World Productions Studio	Science	230	Spreaker	59
61	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
62	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	103	Podbean	42
63	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
64	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	606	Libsyn	48
65	Mendelspod Podcast	Theral Timpson	Science & Medicine	581	Substack	38
66	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
67	Orbital Path	PRX	Science	45	PRX	59
68	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	212	Libsyn	78
69	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	72	Buzzsprout	73
70	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
71	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
72	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
73	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	175	Transistor	58
74	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	264	Spotify for Podcasters	22
75	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
76	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
77	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	310	Spotify for Podcasters	33
78	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
79	Aperture Podcast	Ryan Kralik	Science	3	Podbean	62
80	Office Hours with Micah Woods	Micah Woods	Science	20	Transistor	42
81	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	461	Acast	54
82	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
83	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	171	Spotify for Podcasters	28
84	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	642	Libsyn	72
85	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
86	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	234	CoHost	58
87	FQxI Podcast	The Foundational Questions Institute	Science & Medicine	114	Libsyn	38
88	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
89	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	34	Squarespace	52
90	Creation Moments	Creation Moments	Science	1991	Libsyn	43
91	Dialogues with Daniel	Daniel Mills	Science	49	Buzzsprout	42
92	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
93	Aperture: The Universe and Human Condition	Aperture: The Universe and Human Condition	Science	258	Megaphone	32
94	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Science	500	Audioboom	37
95	Consciousness and the Brain	Bernard Baars, PhD \| Nautilus Press Publishing Group	Science	28	Podbean	72
96	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	16	Acast	73
97	US News \| Science Discoveries	US News & World Report	Science & Medicine	84	Feedburner	22
98	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	364	Blubrry	38
99	Fins, Fur, and Feathers	Joe Gerken and Drew Ricketts	Science	79	Libsyn	48
100	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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