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 Sep 2026

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09/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 352

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:45:30

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

5. ABC Australia (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Megaphone (6 shows)

5. Unknown (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	493	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
5	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	61	Podbean	42
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	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	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
12	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
13	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
14	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
15	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
16	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
17	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
18	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
19	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
20	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
21	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
22	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
23	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
24	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
25	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
26	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
27	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
28	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
29	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
30	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
31	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
32	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
33	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
34	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
36	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
37	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
38	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
39	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
40	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
41	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
42	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
43	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
44	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
45	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	454	Acast	54
46	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
47	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
48	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
49	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
50	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
51	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
52	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	641	lizhi.fm	32
53	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	5	Megaphone	63
54	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	593	Libsyn	48
55	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
56	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
57	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
59	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
60	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
61	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
62	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	374	Libsyn	38
63	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
64	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
65	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
66	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
67	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	839	Ximalaya	38
68	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
69	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
70	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
71	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
72	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
73	Science You Can Use	Rocky Mountain Research Station	Science	51	Libsyn	38
74	Facet Nation: A Gemmology Podcast	Facet Nation	Science	40	Buzzsprout	62
75	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
76	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
77	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
78	Grassfed Life	Diego Footer	Science	176	Libsyn	38
79	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
80	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
81	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
82	The Secret Chapters: Ancient Mysteries & Forbidden Theories	RW	Science	29	Spotify for Podcasters	47
83	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2450	Libsyn	42
84	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
85	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	424	Unknown	38
86	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
87	Bigfoot Information Project Podcast	Bigfoot Information Project	Science & Medicine	6	Unknown	38
88	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
89	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
90	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Science	500	Audioboom	37
91	Growing the Valley	University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources	Science & Medicine	101	Squarespace	69
92	Mendelspod Podcast	Theral Timpson	Science & Medicine	567	Substack	38
93	The Regenerative Agroforestry Podcast	Dimitri Tsitos & Etienne Compagnon	Science	57	Acast	58
94	KQED's Climate Watch	KQED	Science & Medicine	8	Unknown	43
95	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
96	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	977	Captivate	89
98	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
99	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
100	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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