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 Oct 2026

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10/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 322

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:02

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. NHPR (2 shows)

5. Robinson Erhardt (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (15 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Spreaker (11 shows)

4. Podbean (6 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	870	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	730	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	500	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	854	Omny Studio	48
5	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	414	Megaphone	48
7	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
8	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	629	Spreaker	69
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	602	ART19	42
10	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
11	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	388	Podbean	41
12	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
13	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	640	Megaphone	58
14	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	337	Buzzsprout	52
16	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
17	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	173	Transistor	58
18	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	301	Spotify for Podcasters	52
19	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	644	Libsyn	58
21	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	287	Libsyn	48
22	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
23	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
24	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	580	RedCircle	53
25	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
26	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	444	Spreaker	54
27	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
28	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
29	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	9	Megaphone	53
30	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	266	Simplecast	63
31	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
32	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	584	ART19	62
33	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
34	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	623	Spreaker	43
35	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	142	Libsyn	78
36	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
37	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	644	lizhi.fm	32
39	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	168	Spotify for Podcasters	28
40	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
41	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	65	Megaphone	68
42	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
43	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	117	Libsyn	52
44	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	162	Unknown	64
45	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
46	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
47	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	131	Spotify for Podcasters	32
48	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	307	Spotify for Podcasters	33
49	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
50	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	515	Spreaker	69
51	CREEK DEVIL	william jevning	Science	100	Podbean	58
52	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
53	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
54	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
55	Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast	Jill Cloutier	Science	169	Libsyn	27
56	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	458	Acast	54
57	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
58	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	166	Captivate	32
59	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
60	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
61	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
62	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
63	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	632	Libsyn	72
64	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
65	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
66	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	601	Libsyn	48
67	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	209	Libsyn	78
68	PhD:The experience	Alexandra	Science	70	Spotify for Podcasters	58
69	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	232	CoHost	58
70	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	177	Blubrry	48
71	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
72	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
73	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
74	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
75	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	984	Captivate	89
76	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
77	Asimov Press	Asimov Press	Science	110	Spotify for Podcasters	22
78	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
79	La Ciencia Pop	Gabriel León	Science	253	Buzzsprout	73
80	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
81	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	844	Ximalaya	38
82	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
83	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	28
84	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
85	Whale Tales Podcast	Whale Tales	Science	107	Blubrry	32
86	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	307	Libsyn	32
87	KQED's Climate Watch	KQED	Science & Medicine	8	Unknown	43
88	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	430	Spreaker	48
89	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	14	Acast	73
90	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
91	Growing the Valley	University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources	Science & Medicine	101	Squarespace	69
92	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	231	ABC Australia	38
93	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
94	SETI Live	SETI Institute	Science	160	Libsyn	58
95	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
96	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43
97	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	41
98	Soil Sense	Tim Hammerich and Abbey Wick, Ph.D.	Science	150	Spotify for Podcasters	43
99	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
100	2021全部生命系列 \| 楊定一博士亲自发声	张婉琦丨爱之声	Science	380	Ximalaya	49

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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