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 13 Oct 2026

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10/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 338

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:52

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. 原来是这样 Dscience (1 shows)

4. BirdNote (1 shows)

5. Andrew, Jamie, Cory and Becca (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (15 shows)

2. Spreaker (9 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Podbean (8 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	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	853	Omny Studio	48
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	629	Spreaker	69
8	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	602	ART19	42
9	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	388	Podbean	41
10	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
11	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	644	Libsyn	58
12	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
13	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
14	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
16	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	580	RedCircle	53
17	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	336	Buzzsprout	52
18	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	640	Megaphone	58
19	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	300	Spotify for Podcasters	52
20	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	444	Spreaker	54
22	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	173	Transistor	58
23	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
24	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
25	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
26	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
27	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	287	Libsyn	48
28	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
29	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	623	Spreaker	43
30	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
31	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	65	Squarespace	48
32	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	142	Libsyn	78
33	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	131	Spotify for Podcasters	32
34	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	307	Spotify for Podcasters	33
35	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	515	Spreaker	69
36	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	166	Spotify for Podcasters	28
37	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	209	Libsyn	78
38	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
39	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	8	Megaphone	53
40	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	584	ART19	62
41	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	644	lizhi.fm	32
42	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
43	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
44	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
45	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	265	Simplecast	63
46	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
47	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	117	Libsyn	52
48	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
49	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
50	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	162	Unknown	64
51	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
52	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
53	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
54	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
56	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
57	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
58	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
59	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
60	Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast	Jill Cloutier	Science	169	Libsyn	27
61	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	177	Blubrry	48
62	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
63	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	601	Libsyn	48
64	The Beljanski Cancer Talk Show	The Beljanski Foundation	Science	68	Buzzsprout	53
65	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
66	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	65	Megaphone	68
67	CREEK DEVIL	william jevning	Science	100	Podbean	58
68	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
69	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
70	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	166	Captivate	32
71	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	458	Acast	54
72	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	632	Libsyn	72
73	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
74	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
75	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
76	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	14	Acast	73
77	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
78	Tree Scum Podcast	Christopher Wells Rippey of the Missouri Arborist Company	Science	27	Buzzsprout	58
79	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
80	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
81	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	984	Captivate	89
82	Weird Things	Andrew Mayne	Science & Medicine	1006	Unknown	43
83	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	844	Ximalaya	38
84	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
85	History of the Earth	Richard I. Gibson	Science & Medicine	14	Feedburner	59
86	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
87	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
88	When We Talk About Animals	Law, Environment & Animals Program at Yale Law School	Science	52	Blubrry	43
89	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
90	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
91	天方烨谈	基因频道	Science & Medicine	2000	Ximalaya	43
92	The Wild Line	Wild Idea Media	Science	69	Transistor	48
93	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
94	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
95	Bred to Perfection	Kenny Troiano	Science	325	Libsyn	38
96	Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine	Shiho Cierra Fujimaru	Science	419	Spotify for Podcasters	38
97	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
98	The Tree Thinking Podcast	Andrew, Jamie, Cory and Becca	Science	59	RedCircle	42
99	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
100	Solar Maverick Podcast	Benoy Thanjan	Science & Medicine	231	Podbean	52

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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