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 07 Apr 2026

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04/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 371

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:33

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

3. unknown_author (2 shows)

4. NHPR (2 shows)

5. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (23 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (6 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	671	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	728	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
5	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
6	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
7	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
8	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	599	ART19	42
9	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
10	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
11	FQxI Podcast	The Foundational Questions Institute	Science & Medicine	114	Libsyn	38
12	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
13	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
14	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	575	RedCircle	53
15	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
16	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
17	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	506	Spreaker	54
18	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
19	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
20	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
21	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
22	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	206	Libsyn	78
23	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
24	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	293	Spotify for Podcasters	52
25	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
26	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
27	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	512	Spreaker	69
28	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	304	Spotify for Podcasters	33
29	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
30	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
31	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
32	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
33	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
34	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	620	Spreaker	43
35	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
36	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
38	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
39	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	34	Libsyn	32
40	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	594	Libsyn	48
41	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	227	ABC Australia	38
42	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
43	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
44	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
45	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
46	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
47	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
48	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
49	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
50	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
51	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
52	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
53	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	128	Spotify for Podcasters	32
54	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
55	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
56	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2454	Libsyn	42
57	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
58	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	620	Libsyn	72
59	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
60	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	977	Captivate	89
61	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
62	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
63	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
64	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
65	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	361	Blubrry	38
66	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
67	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
68	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
69	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	305	Libsyn	32
70	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
71	天方烨谈	基因频道	Science & Medicine	2000	Ximalaya	43
72	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
73	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
74	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	70	Megaphone	69
75	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	254	Spotify for Podcasters	28
76	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	298	Libsyn	58
77	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
78	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
79	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
80	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
81	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
82	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
83	omega tau - English only	Markus Voelter, Nora Ludewig	Science	100	Unknown	53
84	Bred to Perfection Details temporarily unavailable	Kenny Troiano	Science	316	Libsyn	43
85	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	107	Buzzsprout	73
86	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
87	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
88	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
89	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
90	Yellowstone In Depth	unknown_author	Science & Medicine	7	Unknown	33
91	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	427	Spreaker	48
92	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
93	La Ciencia Pop	Gabriel León	Science	250	Buzzsprout	73
94	Kākāpō Files II	RNZ	Science	50	Acast	78
95	Obscure Appalachia	Candis Casper	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	三杯酒之後	Shawn,Tank, Lucy	Science	57	Firstory	53
97	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	841	Ximalaya	38
98	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	626	Ximalaya	49
99	AquaDiary: Water Mysteries, Science & News	Ally Berry	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
100	Weather Insider	AccuWeather	Science	845	Acast	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.

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