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 11 Mar 2026

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03/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 347

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:47:38

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. James Nash (1 shows)

5. William Blake Smith (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Logo	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1		Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
2		Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	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		BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
6		Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
7		Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	633	Spreaker	69
8		In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
9		The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
10		Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	67	Megaphone	68
11		The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
12		I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
13		Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
14		How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
15		HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	583	RedCircle	53
16		BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
17		UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	450	Spreaker	54
18		Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
19		The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
20		Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	643	Megaphone	58
21		Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
22		Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
23		Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
24		Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	72	Megaphone	69
25		MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	517	Spreaker	69
26		The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
27		Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
28		The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	133	Spotify for Podcasters	32
29		Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
30		Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	211	Libsyn	78
31		Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
33		In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
34		Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
35		Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
36		Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
37		Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
38		Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	309	Spotify for Podcasters	33
39		Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
40		Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	625	Spreaker	43
41		6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
42		Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
43		Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
44		ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	28
45		Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
46		Science You Can Use	Rocky Mountain Research Station	Science	51	Libsyn	38
47		The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
48		Tinfoil Tales	Brandon Wright	Science	309	Simplecast	84
49		Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
50		Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	302	Libsyn	58
51		Cryptid Warfare	Drewski	Science	100	Podbean	48
52		Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
53		Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
54		The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
55		Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
56		SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	989	Captivate	89
57		Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	342	Simplecast	63
58		Consciousness and the Brain	Bernard Baars, PhD \| Nautilus Press Publishing Group	Science	28	Podbean	72
59		Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	35	Libsyn	32
60		Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
61		Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
62		Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
63		Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	304	Spotify for Podcasters	52
64		The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
65		Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine	Shiho Cierra Fujimaru	Science	419	Spotify for Podcasters	38
66		Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
67		Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	103	Podbean	42
68		AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
69		Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
70		The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
71		原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
72		Double Loop Podcast	Glenn Langenburg and Eric Ray	Science & Medicine	161	Soundcloud	43
73		RhizoMetRx	Faith	Science	20	Buzzsprout	58
74		Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
75		Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
76		The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	460	Acast	54
77		Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	636	Libsyn	72
78		Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	605	Libsyn	48
79		Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
80		Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast	Jill Cloutier	Science	169	Libsyn	27
81		UMN Extension Nutrient Management Podcast	University of Minnesota Extension	Science	127	Transistor	47
82		The Urban Chicken Podcast - The Urbanite's Podcast Resource for Keeping Backyard Chickens	Jen Pitino: Urban Chicken-keeper & Backyard Chicken Enthusiast	Science	61	Libsyn	32
83		The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
84		Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	17	Unknown	58
85		NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
86		Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
87		Arthro-Pod	Jonathan Larson	Science & Medicine	62	Podbean	59
88		Bred to Perfection	Kenny Troiano	Science	326	Libsyn	38
89		The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
90		The Swiss Connection	SWI swissinfo.ch	Science	97	Buzzsprout	49
91		Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2492	Libsyn	42
93	$Podcast The Math Factor$	The Math Factor	C Goodman-Strauss Kyle Kellams	Science & Medicine	196	Unknown	39
94		Zoo Logic	Dr. Grey Stafford	Science	413	Libsyn	73
95		America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	263	Libsyn	47
96		Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
97		PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	309	Libsyn	32
98		New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
99		The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	364	Blubrry	38
100		The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	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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