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 12 Feb 2026

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02/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 331

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:47:51

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

3. Jill Cloutier (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (23 shows)

2. Spreaker (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
3	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
4	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
5	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
6	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
8	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
9	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
10	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	278	Spreaker	59
11	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
12	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
13	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
14	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
15	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
16	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
17	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	630	Megaphone	58
18	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
19	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
20	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
21	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
22	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
23	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
24	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
25	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
26	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
27	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
28	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
29	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
30	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	592	Libsyn	48
32	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
33	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
34	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
35	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
36	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
37	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
38	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
39	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
40	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
41	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
42	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
43	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
44	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
45	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
46	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
47	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	261	Simplecast	63
48	Raised on the Farm	Chad, Marlowe, & (sometimes) Marisa	Science	38	Buzzsprout	48
49	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
50	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
51	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	976	Captivate	89
52	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
53	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
54	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
55	The Utility Vegetation Management Podcast	Steve Cieslewicz and Nick Ferguson	Science	44	Buzzsprout	37
56	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
57	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
58	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2449	Libsyn	42
59	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
60	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
61	Tinfoil Tales	Brandon Wright	Science	298	Simplecast	84
62	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
63	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
64	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
65	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
66	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	641	lizhi.fm	32
67	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
68	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
69	NASA ScienceCasts	NASA Science	Science & Medicine	312	Unknown	39
70	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
71	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
72	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	69	Megaphone	69
73	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
74	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
75	Whale Tales Podcast	Whale Tales	Science	106	Blubrry	32
76	Bred to Perfection Details temporarily unavailable	Kenny Troiano	Science	316	Libsyn	43
77	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	34	Libsyn	32
78	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
79	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
80	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
81	Synapsen – ein Wissenschaftspodcast	NDR Info	Science	174	NDR Info	27
82	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
83	Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast	Jill Cloutier	Science	169	Libsyn	27
84	That Bigfoot Podcast	Paranormal World Productions Studio	Science	230	Spreaker	59
85	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
86	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	213	Buzzsprout	43
87	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
88	Every Plant Has A Story	Jill Cloutier	Science	38	Libsyn	38
89	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
90	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
91	Paws for a Moment	Brevard Zoo	Science	76	Buzzsprout	48
92	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
93	Cow Talks	Marcelo Wallau and Chris Prevatt	Science	92	Spotify for Podcasters	28
94	Believe: Paranormal & UFO Podcast	Kade Moir	Science	254	Acast	68
95	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	305	Libsyn	32
96	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	426	Spreaker	48
97	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
98	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
99	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
100	Zoo Logic	Dr. Grey Stafford	Science	413	Libsyn	73

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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