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 Aug 2026

08/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 335
Frequency: every 15 days
Duration: 00:47:56

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. ABC Australia (2 shows)
3. NHPR (2 shows)
4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)
5. Jerry Paulley (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)
2. Spreaker (11 shows)
3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)
4. Buzzsprout (6 shows)
5. Simplecast (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience670Simplecast
63
2Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience727Libsyn
43
3Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience492Buzzsprout
42
4Podcast Huge If True PodcastHuge If True Podcastcleoabram931Science58Podbean
42
5Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience408Megaphone
48
6Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience844Omny Studio
48
7Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
69
8Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience598ART19
42
9Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience384Podbean
41
10Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience625Spreaker
69
11Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
12Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience640Libsyn
58
13Podcast The Science of Everything PodcastThe Science of Everything PodcastJames FodorScience172Podbean
31
14Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience573RedCircle
53
15Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience500Audioboom
48
16Podcast I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI KNOW DINO, LLCScience582ART19
62
17Podcast The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalThe Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalGhost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural StoriesScience500Audioboom
53
18Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience292Spotify for Podcasters
52
19Podcast Crime Pays But Botany Doesn'tCrime Pays But Botany Doesn'tTony SantoreScience294Spreaker
43
20Podcast 6 Ranch Podcast6 Ranch PodcastJames NashScience333Buzzsprout
52
21Podcast UFO Chronicles PodcastUFO Chronicles PodcastNik HunterScience505Spreaker
54
22Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science629Megaphone
58
23Podcast Ask a Spaceman!Ask a Spaceman!Paul M. SutterScience285Libsyn
48
24Podcast Paranormal PortalParanormal PortalParanormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal GhostsScience491Spreaker
69
25Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience93Libsyn
68
26Podcast MonsterTalkMonsterTalkBlake SmithScience511Spreaker
69
27Podcast Wild Turkey ScienceWild Turkey ScienceDr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will GulsbyScience205Libsyn
78
28Podcast Eons: Surviving Deep TimeEons: Surviving Deep TimePBSScience25PRX
63
29Podcast Juan on JuanJuan on JuanJuan on Juan Media, LLC.Science234Spreaker
70
30Podcast Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastHillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastJerry PaulleyScience1000Spreaker
38
31Podcast Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaTalk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaCara Santa MariaScience619Spreaker
43
32Podcast Night ScienceNight ScienceItai Yanai & Martin LercherScience89Buzzsprout
58
33Podcast How WildHow WildNPRScience16PRX
63
34Podcast Terrible LizardsTerrible LizardsIszi Lawrence and David HoneScience138Libsyn
78
35Podcast Infectious Disease PuscastInfectious Disease PuscastVincent RacanielloScience114Libsyn
52
37Podcast Alien EncountersAlien EncountersScience ChannelScience11Acast
59
38Podcast Daniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseDaniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience639Omny Studio
53
39Podcast Cryptid CreaturesCryptid CreaturesBrian Brock/Todd StevensScience303Spotify for Podcasters
33
40Podcast Weather GeeksWeather GeeksWeather Group TelevisionScience441ART19
68
41Podcast Strange Animals PodcastStrange Animals PodcastKatherine ShawScience300Blubrry
48
42Podcast Ask Us Anything by Popular ScienceAsk Us Anything by Popular SciencePopular ScienceScience63Megaphone
62
43Podcast Main Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut OffAnthony ColangeloScience340Simplecast
63
44Podcast Off-NominalOff-NominalJake Robins, Anthony ColangeloScience261Simplecast
63
45Podcast The Acres U.S.A. PodcastThe Acres U.S.A. PodcastAcres U.S.A.®Science127Spotify for Podcasters
32
46Podcast Shark Week: The PodcastShark Week: The PodcastDiscoveryScience70Acast
73
47Podcast Haunted AmericaHaunted AmericaHaunted AmericaScience101Spotify for Podcasters
43
48Podcast The Stem Cell PodcastThe Stem Cell PodcastThe Stem Cell PodcastScience360Blubrry
38
49Podcast Working Wild UWorking Wild UWestern Landowners Alliance and Montana State University ExtensionScience38Libsyn
58
50Podcast Farm Small Farm SmartFarm Small Farm SmartThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience592Libsyn
48
51Podcast The Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastScience175Blubrry
48
52Podcast Patient ZeroPatient ZeroNHPRScience13Megaphone
48
53Podcast Where Is My Mind?Where Is My Mind?Mark Gober and Blue Duck MediaScience9WideOrbit
58
54Podcast Grazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing GrassScience225Transistor
53
55Podcast ExtinctZooExtinctZooExtinctZooScience160Spotify for Podcasters
28
56Podcast The Field GuidesThe Field GuidesThe Field GuidesScience & Medicine103Squarespace
49
57Podcast Untold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkScience1000Spreaker
54
58Podcast This Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastThis Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastDr. Kirsten Sanford Science MediaScience51Libsyn
52
59Podcast Brain InspiredBrain InspiredPaul MiddlebrooksScience160Unknown
64
60Podcast SunCastSunCastNico JohnsonScience975Captivate
89
61Podcast Natural Resources UniversityNatural Resources UniversityCollaboration of land-grant universitiesScience619Libsyn
72
62Podcast What The Duck?!What The Duck?!ABC AustraliaScience226ABC Australia
38
63Podcast Sincerely Supernatural PodcastSincerely Supernatural PodcastWith Seth and HudsonScience23Spotify for Podcasters
41
64Podcast Brainforest CaféBrainforest CaféSpectreVision RadioScience69Megaphone
69
65Podcast The Numberphile PodcastThe Numberphile PodcastBrady HaranScience & Medicine63Libsyn
48
66Podcast The Science ShowThe Science ShowABC AustraliaScience250ABC Australia
38
67Podcast In Research OfIn Research OfWilliam Blake SmithScience121Libsyn
68
68Podcast Cannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastCannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastTad HusseyScience167Simplecast
47
69Podcast America Adapts the Climate Change PodcastAmerica Adapts the Climate Change PodcastDoug ParsonsScience260Libsyn
47
70Podcast 原来是这样 Dscience原来是这样 Dscience原来是这样 Dscienceother640lizhi.fm
32
71Podcast ManifoldManifoldSteve HsuScience171Transistor
58
72Podcast The Gestalt GardenerThe Gestalt GardenerMPB Think RadioScience454Acast
54
73Podcast Most Terrifying Places in AmericaMost Terrifying Places in AmericaTravel ChannelScience67Acast
53
74Podcast The Wild LineThe Wild LineWild Idea MediaScience64Transistor
48
75Podcast The BIG ThinkThe BIG Thinkmackenzie petersonScience1Spotify for Podcasters
33
76Podcast Climate ConnectionsClimate ConnectionsYale Center for Environmental CommunicationScience100Libsyn
53
77Podcast Laura Erickson's For the BirdsLaura Erickson's For the BirdsLaura EricksonScience & Medicine250Unknown
43
78Podcast Dinosaur StoriesDinosaur StoriesDinosaur PodcastScience32Spotify for Podcasters
58
79Podcast La Ciencia PopLa Ciencia PopGabriel LeónScience249Buzzsprout
73
80Podcast Paranormal Deep Dive | True Ghost StoriesParanormal Deep Dive | True Ghost StoriesReal Story MediaScience380Audioboom
32
81Podcast Farm Small Farm Smart DailyFarm Small Farm Smart DailyThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience2447Libsyn
42
82Podcast Nature TrackNature TrackABCScience22ABC Australia
62
83Podcast Cincinnati Zoo TalesCincinnati Zoo TalescincinnatizooScience100Podbean
58
84Podcast Whale Tales PodcastWhale Tales PodcastWhale TalesScience106Blubrry
32
85Podcast Flooba Flooba Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + SleepScience104Buzzsprout
73
86Podcast The Genetics PodcastThe Genetics PodcastSano GeneticsScience256Spotify for Podcasters
22
87Podcast AnthroBiology PodcastAnthroBiology PodcastGaby LaperaScience74Libsyn
48
88Podcast The Guide Post The Guide Post American Saltwater Guides AssociationScience227CoHost
58
89Podcast Inside NATURE on PBSInside NATURE on PBSPBS NatureScience & Medicine14Soundcloud
49
90Podcast Cheap Astronomy PodcastsCheap Astronomy PodcastsSteve NerlichScience & Medicine424Unknown
38
91Podcast When We Talk About AnimalsWhen We Talk About AnimalsLaw, Environment & Animals Program at Yale Law SchoolScience52Blubrry
43
92Podcast Believe: Paranormal & UFO PodcastBelieve: Paranormal & UFO PodcastKade MoirScience254Acast
68
93Podcast UMN Extension Nutrient Management PodcastUMN Extension Nutrient Management PodcastUniversity of Minnesota ExtensionScience124Transistor
47
94Podcast Life, Death, and TaxonomyLife, Death, and TaxonomyLife, Death, and TaxonomyScience439Unknown
38
95Podcast The BUMP PodcastThe BUMP PodcastBo KennedyScience375Spotify for Podcasters
42
96Podcast Bigfoot’s Wilderness PodcastBigfoot’s Wilderness PodcastBigfoot's Wilderness PodcastScience141Spreaker
43
97Podcast The Bigfoot ReportThe Bigfoot ReportParanormal World ProductionsScience377Spreaker
64
98Podcast 科学星球科学星球BOX孙彬Science96Ximalaya
43
99Podcast The Vet FilesThe Vet FilesGretel Wurdack & McCaelyn Beuschel Science21Spotify for Podcasters
48
100Podcast SilviCastSilviCastWisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesScience70Buzzsprout
73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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