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 06 Aug 2026

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08/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 327

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:49:21

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. ABC Australia (2 shows)

4. NHPR (2 shows)

5. Native Plant Podcast (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	675	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
4	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
8	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
10	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	641	Megaphone	58
11	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	581	RedCircle	53
12	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
13	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
14	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
16	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
17	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	447	Spreaker	54
18	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	338	Buzzsprout	52
19	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
20	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
21	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
22	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
23	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	52
24	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
25	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	516	Spreaker	69
26	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
27	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	143	Libsyn	78
28	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
29	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
30	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
31	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	117	Libsyn	52
32	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	210	Libsyn	78
33	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	624	Spreaker	43
35	Nature Sounds	ABC	Science	22	ABC Australia	62
36	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
37	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
38	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
39	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
40	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
41	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	66	Megaphone	68
42	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	132	Spotify for Podcasters	32
43	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	40	Libsyn	58
44	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
45	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
46	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
47	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
48	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
49	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
50	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	231	ABC Australia	38
51	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
52	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
53	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
54	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	267	Simplecast	63
55	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
56	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	72	Megaphone	69
57	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
58	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	41
59	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
60	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
61	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
62	правило 34	Николай	Science	95	Podster.fm	53
63	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	263	Libsyn	47
64	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
65	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	308	Spotify for Podcasters	33
66	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
67	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	635	Libsyn	72
68	The Wild Line	Wild Idea Media	Science	70	Transistor	48
69	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
70	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
71	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
72	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
73	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
74	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	168	Spotify for Podcasters	28
75	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
76	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	15	Acast	73
77	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
78	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
79	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	603	Libsyn	48
80	AquaDiary: Water Mysteries, Science & News	Ally Berry	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
81	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
82	Positive Charge by GeekWire	GeekWire	Science	8	Omny Studio	58
83	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	644	lizhi.fm	32
84	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
85	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	363	Blubrry	38
86	Tom Nelson	Thomas Nelson	Science	440	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	Morel Dilemma	unknown_author	Science & Medicine	17	Podbean	32
88	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	220	Buzzsprout	43
89	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
90	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	76	Libsyn	42
91	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	110	Buzzsprout	73
92	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
93	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
94	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	262	Spotify for Podcasters	22
95	Thirst Gap: Learning to Live with Less on the Colorado River	KUNC	Science	7	Transistor	53
96	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	233	CoHost	58
97	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
98	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
99	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2484	Libsyn	42
100	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	429	Unknown	38

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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