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 14 Jan 2026

01/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 335
Frequency: every 17 days
Duration: 00:46:52

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)
3. ABC Australia (2 shows)
4. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)
5. NHPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (24 shows)
2. Spreaker (12 shows)
3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)
4. Simplecast (6 shows)
5. Acast (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience670Simplecast
63
2Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience727Libsyn
43
3Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience493Buzzsprout
42
4Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience846Omny Studio
48
5Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience641Libsyn
58
6Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience625Spreaker
69
7Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
69
8Podcast Backwoods Bigfoot StoriesBackwoods Bigfoot StoriesBackwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture278Spreaker
59
9Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience409Megaphone
48
10Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience500Audioboom
48
11Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience384Podbean
41
12Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience598ART19
42
13Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience574RedCircle
53
14Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science631Megaphone
58
15Podcast UFO Chronicles PodcastUFO Chronicles PodcastNik HunterScience505Spreaker
54
16Podcast Paranormal PortalParanormal PortalParanormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal GhostsScience491Spreaker
69
17Podcast Ask a Spaceman!Ask a Spaceman!Paul M. SutterScience285Libsyn
48
18Podcast I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI KNOW DINO, LLCScience582ART19
62
19Podcast The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalThe Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalGhost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural StoriesScience500Audioboom
53
20Podcast MonsterTalkMonsterTalkBlake SmithScience511Spreaker
69
21Podcast 6 Ranch Podcast6 Ranch PodcastJames NashScience333Buzzsprout
52
22Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
23Podcast Wild Turkey ScienceWild Turkey ScienceDr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will GulsbyScience205Libsyn
78
24Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience93Libsyn
68
25Podcast Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaTalk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaCara Santa MariaScience619Spreaker
43
27Podcast Terrible LizardsTerrible LizardsIszi Lawrence and David HoneScience139Libsyn
78
28Podcast Crime Pays But Botany Doesn'tCrime Pays But Botany Doesn'tTony SantoreScience295Spreaker
43
29Podcast Cryptid CreaturesCryptid CreaturesBrian Brock/Todd StevensScience303Spotify for Podcasters
33
30Podcast Farm Small Farm SmartFarm Small Farm SmartThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience593Libsyn
48
31Podcast Untold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkScience1000Spreaker
54
32Podcast Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastHillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastJerry PaulleyScience1000Spreaker
38
33Podcast Eons: Surviving Deep TimeEons: Surviving Deep TimePBSScience25PRX
63
34Podcast Night ScienceNight ScienceItai Yanai & Martin LercherScience89Buzzsprout
58
35Podcast Grazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing GrassScience225Transistor
53
36Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience292Spotify for Podcasters
52
37Podcast The Science ShowThe Science ShowABC AustraliaScience250ABC Australia
38
38Podcast Strange Animals PodcastStrange Animals PodcastKatherine ShawScience300Blubrry
48
39Podcast Alien EncountersAlien EncountersScience ChannelScience11Acast
59
40Podcast ExtinctZooExtinctZooExtinctZooScience160Spotify for Podcasters
28
41Podcast Infectious Disease PuscastInfectious Disease PuscastVincent RacanielloScience114Libsyn
52
42Podcast The Acres U.S.A. PodcastThe Acres U.S.A. PodcastAcres U.S.A.®Science127Spotify for Podcasters
32
43Podcast Natural Resources UniversityNatural Resources UniversityCollaboration of land-grant universitiesScience619Libsyn
72
44Podcast Bigfoot’s Wilderness PodcastBigfoot’s Wilderness PodcastBigfoot's Wilderness PodcastScience141Spreaker
43
45Podcast Cannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastCannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastTad HusseyScience167Simplecast
47
46Podcast Off-NominalOff-NominalJake Robins, Anthony ColangeloScience262Simplecast
63
47Podcast The Bigfoot ReportThe Bigfoot ReportParanormal World ProductionsScience377Spreaker
64
48Podcast Ask Us Anything by Popular ScienceAsk Us Anything by Popular SciencePopular ScienceScience64Megaphone
68
49Podcast Haunted AmericaHaunted AmericaHaunted AmericaScience101Spotify for Podcasters
43
50Podcast How WildHow WildNPRScience16PRX
63
51Podcast Daniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseDaniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience639Omny Studio
53
52Podcast Ken Cook Is Having Another EpisodeKen Cook Is Having Another EpisodeEWGScience71Simplecast
73
53Podcast Food Safety MattersFood Safety MattersFood Safety MagazineScience298Libsyn
58
54Podcast This Week in EvolutionThis Week in EvolutionVincent RacanielloScience100Libsyn
53
55Podcast Climate ConnectionsClimate ConnectionsYale Center for Environmental CommunicationScience100Libsyn
53
56Podcast Main Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut OffAnthony ColangeloScience340Simplecast
63
57Podcast Science Stuff To Blow Your MindScience Stuff To Blow Your MindPodgoScience34Libsyn
32
58Podcast The Science of Everything PodcastThe Science of Everything PodcastJames FodorScience172Podbean
31
59Podcast Cheap Astronomy PodcastsCheap Astronomy PodcastsSteve NerlichScience & Medicine424Unknown
38
60Podcast The Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastScience175Blubrry
48
61Podcast Viced Rhino: The PodcastViced Rhino: The PodcastViced RhinoScience426Spreaker
48
62Podcast ManifoldManifoldSteve HsuScience171Transistor
58
63Podcast The Numberphile PodcastThe Numberphile PodcastBrady HaranScience & Medicine63Libsyn
48
64Podcast Timber UniversityTimber UniversityDr. Brady Self & Dr. Shaun TangerScience45Libsyn
58
65Podcast Paleo NerdsPaleo NerdspaleonerdsScience101Podbean
42
66Podcast Inside NATURE on PBSInside NATURE on PBSPBS NatureScience & Medicine14Soundcloud
49
67Podcast Where Is My Mind?Where Is My Mind?Mark Gober and Blue Duck MediaScience9WideOrbit
58
68Podcast Farm Small Farm Smart DailyFarm Small Farm Smart DailyThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience2450Libsyn
42
69Podcast Walkabout the GalaxyWalkabout the GalaxyJoshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James CooneyScience374Libsyn
38
70Podcast What The Duck?!What The Duck?!ABC AustraliaScience226ABC Australia
38
71Podcast 科学星球科学星球BOX孙彬Science96Ximalaya
43
72Podcast SunCastSunCastNico JohnsonScience977Captivate
89
73Podcast Patient ZeroPatient ZeroNHPRScience13Megaphone
48
74Podcast The Gestalt GardenerThe Gestalt GardenerMPB Think RadioScience454Acast
54
75Podcast Most Terrifying Places in AmericaMost Terrifying Places in AmericaTravel ChannelScience67Acast
53
76Podcast In Research OfIn Research OfWilliam Blake SmithScience121Libsyn
68
77Podcast Weather GeeksWeather GeeksWeather Group TelevisionScience442ART19
68
78Podcast This Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastThis Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastDr. Kirsten Sanford Science MediaScience51Libsyn
52
79Podcast 原来是这样 Dscience原来是这样 Dscience原来是这样 Dscienceother641lizhi.fm
32
80Podcast The Humble HoofThe Humble HoofAlicia HarlovScience164Captivate
32
81Podcast The Field GuidesThe Field GuidesThe Field GuidesScience & Medicine103Squarespace
49
82Podcast The Genetics PodcastThe Genetics PodcastSano GeneticsScience257Spotify for Podcasters
22
83Podcast Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files IIWild Sounds: Kākāpō Files IIRNZScience67Acast
62
84Podcast Brain InspiredBrain InspiredPaul MiddlebrooksScience161Unknown
64
85Podcast The Stem Cell PodcastThe Stem Cell PodcastThe Stem Cell PodcastScience361Blubrry
38
86Missing podcast logo
Bred to Perfection
Details temporarily unavailable
Kenny TroianoScience316Libsyn
43
87Podcast SilviCastSilviCastWisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesScience70Buzzsprout
73
88Podcast AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube PodcastAVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcastunknown_authorNatural Sciences9Unknown
21
89Podcast Shark Week: The PodcastShark Week: The PodcastDiscoveryScience70Acast
73
90Podcast Project BotanyProject BotanyDavid BrooksbyScience11Spotify for Podcasters
53
91Podcast The Plant a Trillion Trees PodcastThe Plant a Trillion Trees PodcastEva MonheimScience211Spotify for Podcasters
37
92Podcast Papers to PodcastsPapers to PodcastsBradley CohenScience2Spotify for Podcasters
32
93Podcast Fins, Fur, and FeathersFins, Fur, and FeathersJoe Gerken and Drew RickettsScience72Libsyn
53
94Podcast Palaeo After DarkPalaeo After DarkJames Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis CongreveScience359Libsyn
48
95Podcast Consciousness and the BrainConsciousness and the BrainBernard Baars, PhD | Nautilus Press Publishing GroupScience28Podbean
72
96Podcast Brain MattersBrain MattersBrain Matters NeuroscienceScience53Libsyn
38
97Podcast The Swiss ConnectionThe Swiss ConnectionSWI swissinfo.chScience95Buzzsprout
43
98Podcast Field, Lab, EarthField, Lab, EarthASA, CSSA, SSSAScience149Libsyn
58
99Podcast Sea to TreesSea to TreesNational Park ServiceScience15Unknown
63
100Podcast Laura Erickson's For the BirdsLaura Erickson's For the BirdsLaura EricksonScience & Medicine250Unknown
43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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