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 Sep 2026

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09/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 309

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:50:11

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (15 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Podbean (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
3	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
5	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
6	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
7	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
9	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
10	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
11	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
12	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
14	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
15	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
16	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
17	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	644	Megaphone	58
18	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
19	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
20	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
21	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	173	Podbean	31
22	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	52
23	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	583	RedCircle	53
24	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
25	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
26	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
27	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	11	Megaphone	63
28	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	452	Spreaker	54
29	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	67	Megaphone	68
30	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
31	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
32	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
33	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	133	Spotify for Podcasters	32
34	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	605	Libsyn	48
35	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	625	Spreaker	43
36	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
37	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	517	Spreaker	69
38	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
39	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
40	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	40	Libsyn	58
41	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
42	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
43	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
44	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
45	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	211	Libsyn	78
46	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
47	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
48	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
49	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
50	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	263	Spotify for Podcasters	22
51	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	310	Spotify for Podcasters	33
52	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
53	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
54	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
55	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	28
56	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
57	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
59	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
60	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
61	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
62	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43
63	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	989	Captivate	89
64	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
65	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
66	Cow Talks	Marcelo Wallau and Chris Prevatt	Science	94	Spotify for Podcasters	28
67	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	72	Megaphone	69
68	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
69	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
70	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
71	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
72	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
73	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
74	Talking Bugs	Erfan Vafaie	Science	9	Captivate	63
75	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	16	Acast	73
76	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	849	Ximalaya	38
77	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
78	Facet Nation: A Gemmology Podcast	Facet Nation	Science	43	Buzzsprout	62
79	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	461	Acast	54
80	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	122	Libsyn	68
81	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
82	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
83	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
84	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	61	Transistor	58
85	Just Ecology	Karl Just	Science	24	Podbean	52
86	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
87	Time and Tide	New Hampshire Sea Grant	Science	22	Transistor	68
88	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	628	Ximalaya	49
89	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
90	Squatch-D TV	Steve Kulls	Science	193	Spotify for Podcasters	33
91	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	111	Buzzsprout	73
92	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	263	Libsyn	47
93	The Wild Quiet	Bre Harris	Science	10	Captivate	78
95	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
96	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	34	Squarespace	52
97	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	221	Buzzsprout	43
98	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	233	ABC Australia	38
99	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
100	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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