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 08 Sep 2026

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09/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 357

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:20

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. ABC Australia (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

5. NHPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (21 shows)

2. Spreaker (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Acast (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
4	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	58	Podbean	42
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	408	Megaphone	48
7	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
10	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
11	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
12	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
13	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
14	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
15	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
16	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
17	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
18	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
19	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	573	RedCircle	53
20	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
21	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	294	Spreaker	43
22	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
23	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	630	Megaphone	58
24	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	63	Megaphone	62
25	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
26	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
27	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
28	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
29	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
30	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
31	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
32	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
33	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
34	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
35	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
36	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
37	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
38	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
39	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
40	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	261	Simplecast	63
41	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
42	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	592	Libsyn	48
43	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	160	Unknown	64
44	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
45	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
46	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
47	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
49	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
50	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	441	ART19	68
51	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
52	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
53	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
54	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
56	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	640	lizhi.fm	32
57	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	374	Libsyn	38
58	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	1290	Megaphone	53
59	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	22
60	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
61	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
62	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
63	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
64	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
65	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	4	Megaphone	63
66	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
67	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	234	Spreaker	70
68	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
69	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	454	Acast	54
70	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2448	Libsyn	42
71	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
72	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
73	Mendelspod Podcast	Theral Timpson	Science & Medicine	567	Substack	38
74	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
75	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
76	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
77	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
78	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
79	Believe: Paranormal & UFO Podcast	Kade Moir	Science	254	Acast	68
80	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
81	Kākāpō Files II	RNZ	Science	50	Acast	78
82	Evolution Talk	Rick Coste	Science	167	Libsyn	43
83	Palaeo After Dark	James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve	Science	359	Libsyn	48
84	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
85	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
86	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
87	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
88	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	424	Unknown	38
89	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	23	Spotify for Podcasters	41
90	La Ciencia Pop	Gabriel León	Science	249	Buzzsprout	73
91	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	840	Ximalaya	38
92	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	75	Libsyn	42
93	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
94	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
95	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
96	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	105	Buzzsprout	73
97	Just Ecology	Karl Just	Science	23	Podbean	52
98	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
99	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	976	Captivate	89
100	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73

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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