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 Sep 2026

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09/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 331

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:14

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

5. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spreaker (11 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 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	844	Omny Studio	48
4	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	53	Podbean	42
5	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	441	ART19	68
6	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
7	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	408	Megaphone	48
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
9	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
10	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	640	Libsyn	58
11	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
12	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
13	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	624	Spreaker	69
14	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Captivate	48
15	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
16	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
17	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
18	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
19	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	629	Megaphone	58
20	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	4	Megaphone	63
21	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
22	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
23	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	572	RedCircle	53
24	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
25	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
26	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	294	Spreaker	43
27	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
28	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
29	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	126	Spotify for Podcasters	32
30	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	261	Simplecast	63
31	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	510	Spreaker	69
32	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
33	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
34	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
35	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	63	Megaphone	62
36	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
37	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
38	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	234	Spreaker	70
39	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
40	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
41	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
42	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
44	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	618	Spreaker	43
45	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
46	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
47	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
48	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
49	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	591	Libsyn	48
50	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	160	Unknown	64
51	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
52	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
53	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
54	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
55	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
56	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	204	Libsyn	78
57	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
58	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	22
59	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
60	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
61	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	640	lizhi.fm	32
62	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
63	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
64	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2446	Libsyn	42
65	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	454	Acast	54
66	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
67	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
68	The Animal Heartbeat	Kieran Borgeat and Jose Novo Matos	Science	48	Buzzsprout	58
69	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
70	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
71	Science You Can Use	Rocky Mountain Research Station	Science	51	Libsyn	38
72	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	12	Acast	73
73	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	426	Spreaker	48
74	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
75	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
76	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47
77	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
78	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
79	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
80	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	975	Captivate	89
81	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
82	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	69	Megaphone	69
83	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
84	RhizoMetRx	Faith	Science	19	Buzzsprout	58
85	Asimov Press	Asimov Press	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	28
86	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	840	Ximalaya	38
87	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	362	Spotify for Podcasters	58
88	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	212	Buzzsprout	43
89	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
90	Cow Talks	Marcelo Wallau and Chris Prevatt	Science	92	Spotify for Podcasters	28
91	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
92	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
93	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
94	Sustainability and The Sea	FutureSwell	Science	79	Spotify for Podcasters	42
95	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
96	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	305	Libsyn	32
97	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
98	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
99	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
100	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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