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 May 2026

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05/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 331

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:46:47

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories (1 shows)

5. The Leakey Foundation (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spreaker (11 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 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	69
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
7	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
8	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
10	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
11	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
12	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
13	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
14	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
15	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
16	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
17	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	506	Spreaker	54
18	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
19	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
20	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
21	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
22	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
23	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
24	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
25	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
26	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
27	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
28	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
29	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
30	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
31	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
32	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
33	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	593	Libsyn	48
34	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
35	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
36	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
37	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
38	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
39	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
40	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
41	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
42	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
43	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
44	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
45	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
46	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
47	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2452	Libsyn	42
48	Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiosos	Cumbre Kids	Kids & Family	186	Buzzsprout	48
49	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
50	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	977	Captivate	89
52	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
53	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
54	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
55	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
56	Tom Nelson	Thomas Nelson	Science	431	Spotify for Podcasters	38
57	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
58	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
59	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
60	Paranormal Fears	Podcast Audio House	Science	44	Spreaker	54
61	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
62	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
63	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
64	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	69	Megaphone	69
65	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
66	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
67	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
68	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
69	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
70	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
71	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
72	Cotton Specialists Corner	Extension Cotton Specialists	Science	67	Buzzsprout	42
73	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
74	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
75	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
76	RhizoMetRx	Faith	Science	19	Buzzsprout	58
77	Yellowstone In Depth	unknown_author	Science & Medicine	7	Unknown	33
78	Talkin' Cotton Podcast	University of Georgia's Cotton Team	Science	67	Buzzsprout	57
79	Science You Can Use	Rocky Mountain Research Station	Science	51	Libsyn	38
80	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
81	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	361	Blubrry	38
82	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
83	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
84	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
85	(don't) Waste Water! \| Water Tech to Solve the World	Antoine Walter	Science	504	Ausha	68
86	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	106	Buzzsprout	73
87	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
88	The Microbiome Podcast	The American Microbiome Institute	Science	11	Libsyn	38
89	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
90	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	298	Libsyn	58
91	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
92	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	305	Libsyn	32
93	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
94	Spooky Science Sisters	Evergreen Podcasts \| Killer Podcasts	Science	113	Megaphone	63
95	That Bigfoot Podcast	Paranormal World Productions Studio	Science	230	Spreaker	59
96	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
97	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
98	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
99	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	34	Libsyn	32
100	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94

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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