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 09 Jan 2026

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01/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 341

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:46:41

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media (1 shows)

5. Common Descent (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (21 shows)

2. Spreaker (12 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (5 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	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
5	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	408	Megaphone	48
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
8	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
9	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
11	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
12	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
13	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	277	Spreaker	59
14	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
15	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
16	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	573	RedCircle	53
17	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
18	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
19	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
20	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
21	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	630	Megaphone	58
22	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	294	Spreaker	43
23	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
24	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
25	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
26	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	34	Libsyn	32
27	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
28	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
29	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
30	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
31	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	160	Unknown	64
32	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
33	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
34	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
35	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
36	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
37	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
38	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
39	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
40	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
41	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
42	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
44	terrestrial	KUOW News and Information	Science	17	Unknown	43
45	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
46	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	592	Libsyn	48
47	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
48	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
49	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
50	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
51	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
52	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	441	ART19	68
53	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2448	Libsyn	42
54	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
55	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	22
56	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
57	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
58	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
59	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	83	Simplecast	73
60	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47
61	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
62	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
63	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
64	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
65	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
66	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
67	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	640	lizhi.fm	32
68	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	976	Captivate	89
69	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
70	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	75	Libsyn	42
71	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
72	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
73	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
74	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	298	Libsyn	58
75	Full Circle Equine Wellness	Allison Faber Marshall, DVM	Science	10	Buzzsprout	38
76	UMN Extension Nutrient Management Podcast	University of Minnesota Extension	Science	124	Transistor	47
77	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
78	New Books in Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
79	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
80	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	454	Acast	54
81	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
82	The Atomic Show	Rod Adams - Atomic Insights	Science	20	Unknown	49
83	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
84	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
85	Consciousness and the Brain	Bernard Baars, PhD \| Nautilus Press Publishing Group	Science	28	Podbean	72
86	Sweet Talk: All Things Maple	Maple Program	Science	46	Spotify for Podcasters	42
87	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
88	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	1290	Megaphone	53
89	Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised	Endeavor Business Media	Science	59	Podbean	52
90	Cryptid Clues	Urban Myth, Monsters, True Crime, Found Footage, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Skunk Ape, Cryptids, Ufos, Ghosts, Demons, Dogman, Skin Walker, Dover Demon, Yeti, Mothman, Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Lake monster, Possession, Gnomes, The Orbs, Ogopogo	Science	265	Spreaker	53
91	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
92	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
93	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	63	Megaphone	62
94	FOCUS on Agriculture	Preston & Jason	Science	92	Spotify for Podcasters	53
95	Joint Approach	Musculoskeletal Infection Society	Science	75	Libsyn	38
96	Papers to Podcasts	Bradley Cohen	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	32
97	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
98	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
99	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
100	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	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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