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 Apr 2026

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04/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 336

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:46:15

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 (23 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (6 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (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	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
8	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
9	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
10	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
11	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
12	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
13	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
14	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
15	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
16	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	643	Megaphone	58
17	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	583	RedCircle	53
18	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
19	AquaDiary: Water Mysteries, Science & News	Ally Berry	Science	30	Spotify for Podcasters	42
20	FQxI Podcast	The Foundational Questions Institute	Science & Medicine	114	Libsyn	38
21	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
22	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
23	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
24	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
25	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	451	Spreaker	54
26	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
27	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	211	Libsyn	78
28	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
29	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
30	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
31	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
32	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
33	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	52
34	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
35	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	309	Spotify for Podcasters	33
36	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	625	Spreaker	43
37	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
38	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	517	Spreaker	69
39	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
40	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
41	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
43	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	605	Libsyn	48
44	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
45	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
46	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
47	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	67	Megaphone	68
48	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
49	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
50	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
51	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	28
52	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
53	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
54	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
55	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
56	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	35	Libsyn	32
57	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	133	Spotify for Podcasters	32
58	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	72	Megaphone	69
59	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	232	ABC Australia	38
60	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	364	Blubrry	38
61	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
62	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
63	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
64	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
65	Evolution Talk	Rick Coste	Science	167	Libsyn	43
66	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
67	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	28
68	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	110	Buzzsprout	73
69	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
70	Yosemite Voices	unknown_author	Science & Medicine	4	Unknown	43
71	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
72	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	263	Spotify for Podcasters	22
73	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
74	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	637	Libsyn	72
75	NASA ScienceCasts	NASA Science	Science & Medicine	312	Unknown	39
76	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
77	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
78	Fins, Fur, and Feathers	Joe Gerken and Drew Ricketts	Science	78	Libsyn	48
79	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	989	Captivate	89
80	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	461	Acast	54
81	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
82	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
83	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
84	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
85	What Is Life?	Carl Zimmer	Science	8	Libsyn	38
86	Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised	Endeavor Business Media	Science	62	Podbean	52
87	Real Science Radio	Bob Enyart	Science & Medicine	10	Feedburner	64
88	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	309	Libsyn	32
89	The Utility Vegetation Management Podcast	Steve Cieslewicz and Nick Ferguson	Science	44	Buzzsprout	37
90	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2494	Libsyn	42
91	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	263	Libsyn	47
92	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	19	Blubrry	38
93	Bred to Perfection	Kenny Troiano	Science	326	Libsyn	38
94	Whale Tales Podcast	Whale Tales	Science	108	Blubrry	32
95	Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine	Shiho Cierra Fujimaru	Science	419	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
97	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
98	UMN Extension Nutrient Management Podcast	University of Minnesota Extension	Science	127	Transistor	47
99	Arthro-Pod	Jonathan Larson	Science & Medicine	62	Podbean	59
100	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	433	Spreaker	48

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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