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 10 Sep 2026

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09/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 324

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:48:32

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. ABC Australia (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

5. Mysterious Radio (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 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	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	58	Podbean	42
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	408	Megaphone	48
7	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	441	ART19	68
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
9	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
11	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
12	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
13	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
14	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
15	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
16	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
17	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
18	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
19	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	573	RedCircle	53
20	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
21	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
22	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
23	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
24	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	294	Spreaker	43
25	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	630	Megaphone	58
26	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	63	Megaphone	62
27	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
28	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
29	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	4	Megaphone	63
30	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
31	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
32	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
33	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
34	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
35	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
36	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
37	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
38	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
39	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
40	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
41	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
42	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
43	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	22
44	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	592	Libsyn	48
45	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
46	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
48	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
49	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
50	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
51	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
52	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
53	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	640	lizhi.fm	32
54	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
55	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	976	Captivate	89
56	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	160	Unknown	64
57	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
58	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
59	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	454	Acast	54
60	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
61	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	261	Simplecast	63
63	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47
64	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
65	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
66	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
67	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
68	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
69	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
70	Asimov Press	Asimov Press	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	28
71	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
72	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
73	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
74	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
75	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Science	500	Audioboom	37
76	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
77	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
78	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	424	Unknown	38
79	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
80	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
81	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	105	Buzzsprout	73
82	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	69	Megaphone	69
83	The Secret Chapters: Ancient Mysteries & Forbidden Theories	RW	Science	29	Spotify for Podcasters	47
84	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
85	Facet Nation: A Gemmology Podcast	Facet Nation	Science	40	Buzzsprout	62
86	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	840	Ximalaya	38
87	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	1290	Megaphone	53
88	Secrets of Earth: An Audio Nature Documentary	The Apex Sciences Network	Science	30	Buzzsprout	42
89	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
90	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	374	Libsyn	38
91	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
92	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
93	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
94	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	212	Buzzsprout	43
95	The Animal Heartbeat	Kieran Borgeat and Jose Novo Matos	Science	48	Buzzsprout	58
96	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
97	Growing Microgreens Podcast	Diego Footer	Science	30	Libsyn	42
98	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
99	Just Ecology	Karl Just	Science	23	Podbean	52
100	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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