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 Dec 2025

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12/10/2025

Average data

Episodes: 343

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:47:19

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Anthony Colangelo (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (21 shows)

2. Spreaker (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	868	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	495	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	848	Omny Studio	48
5	The Swiss Connection	SWI swissinfo.ch	Science	95	Buzzsprout	43
6	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
8	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
10	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	642	Libsyn	58
11	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	410	Megaphone	48
12	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
13	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
14	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	576	RedCircle	53
15	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	283	Spreaker	59
16	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
17	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
18	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
19	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
20	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
21	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
22	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	296	Spotify for Podcasters	52
23	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
24	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
25	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	633	Megaphone	58
26	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	513	Spreaker	69
27	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
28	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
29	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
30	Papers to Podcasts	Bradley Cohen	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	32
31	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
32	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	33
33	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
34	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	161	Spotify for Podcasters	28
36	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	621	Spreaker	43
37	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
38	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	140	Libsyn	78
39	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
40	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
41	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	334	Buzzsprout	52
42	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
43	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
44	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	207	Libsyn	78
45	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
46	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
47	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
48	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	176	Blubrry	48
49	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	596	Libsyn	48
50	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	129	Spotify for Podcasters	32
51	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
52	RhizoMetRx	Faith	Science	19	Buzzsprout	58
53	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
54	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
55	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
56	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
57	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
58	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
59	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
60	Apes Among Us	NAWAC	Science	20	Podbean	48
61	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	83	Simplecast	73
62	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	263	Simplecast	63
63	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
64	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
65	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
66	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
67	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
68	Inquiries of our Reality with Shayn Jones	Shayn Jones	Science	472	RedCircle	73
69	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2461	Libsyn	42
70	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
71	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
72	Tom Nelson	Thomas Nelson	Science	433	Spotify for Podcasters	38
73	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
74	Evolution Talk	Rick Coste	Science	167	Libsyn	43
75	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	428	Spreaker	48
76	Gamebird University	Mississippi State University Extension Service	Science	19	Libsyn	79
77	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
78	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
79	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	165	Captivate	32
80	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
81	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	35	Libsyn	32
82	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
83	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	361	Blubrry	38
84	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
85	Mendelspod Podcast	Theral Timpson	Science & Medicine	572	Substack	38
86	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
87	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
88	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	443	ART19	68
89	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
90	پادکست علمی اسکرید \| Screed	mojir screed	Science	26	Acast	63
91	Growing Microgreens Podcast	Diego Footer	Science	30	Libsyn	42
92	Science with a Twist	Thermo Fisher	Science	42	Simplecast	73
93	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	979	Captivate	89
94	Cannabis Science Podcast	Dr. Ricardo Rivera	Science	57	Spreaker	59
95	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
96	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
97	American Scientific Affiliation Podcasts	American Scientific Affiliation	Science & Medicine	146	Unknown	32
98	高山书院	高山书院	Science	37	lizhi.fm	48
99	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	424	Unknown	38
100	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	842	Ximalaya	38

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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