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 Sep 2026

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09/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 337

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:28

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. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Acast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
5	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
8	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
10	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
11	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
12	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
13	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
14	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
15	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
16	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	583	RedCircle	53
17	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
18	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
19	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	451	Spreaker	54
21	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
22	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	67	Megaphone	68
23	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	643	Megaphone	58
24	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
25	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
26	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	52
27	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
28	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
29	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
30	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	133	Spotify for Podcasters	32
31	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
32	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
33	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
35	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
36	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
37	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
38	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
39	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	517	Spreaker	69
40	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	263	Spotify for Podcasters	22
41	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
42	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
43	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
44	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
45	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
46	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	11	Megaphone	63
47	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	40	Libsyn	58
48	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
49	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
50	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
51	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	605	Libsyn	48
52	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	211	Libsyn	78
53	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
54	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
55	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
56	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	461	Acast	54
57	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
58	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
59	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	625	Spreaker	43
60	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	122	Libsyn	68
61	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	28
62	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	232	ABC Australia	38
63	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
64	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
65	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	989	Captivate	89
66	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
67	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
68	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	628	Ximalaya	49
69	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	433	Spreaker	48
70	AquaDiary: Water Mysteries, Science & News	Ally Berry	Science	30	Spotify for Podcasters	42
71	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
72	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
73	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	377	Libsyn	38
74	Auroral Zone	Mike Liemohn	Science	5	Podbean	42
75	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
76	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	61	Transistor	58
77	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
78	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2494	Libsyn	42
79	Science You Can Use	Rocky Mountain Research Station	Science	51	Libsyn	38
80	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
81	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
82	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	16	Acast	73
83	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
84	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
85	Talkin' Cotton Podcast	University of Georgia's Cotton Team	Science	67	Buzzsprout	57
86	Kākāpō Files II	RNZ	Science	50	Acast	78
87	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
88	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	637	Libsyn	72
89	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	309	Spotify for Podcasters	33
90	The Atomic Show	Rod Adams - Atomic Insights	Science	20	Unknown	49
91	Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation	Rossifari	Science	683	Simplecast	62
92	Quantum Field Theory with Dr. Rodeny A. Brooks	Dr. Rodney A. Brooks	Science & Medicine	7	Unknown	43
93	Positive Charge by GeekWire	GeekWire	Science	8	Omny Studio	58
94	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
95	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
96	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	76	Libsyn	42
97	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
98	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43
99	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
100	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	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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