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 Feb 2026

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02/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 320

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:58

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (2 shows)

5. ABC Australia (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Spreaker (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (7 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Blubrry (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	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
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	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	278	Spreaker	59
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
10	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
11	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
12	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
13	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
14	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
15	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
16	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
17	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
18	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
19	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
20	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
21	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
22	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	630	Megaphone	58
23	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
24	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
25	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
26	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	261	Simplecast	63
27	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
28	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
29	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
30	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	592	Libsyn	48
31	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
32	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
33	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
34	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
35	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
36	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
38	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
39	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
40	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
41	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
42	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
43	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
44	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
45	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
46	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
47	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
48	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
49	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
50	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
51	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
52	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
53	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
54	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
55	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
56	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	976	Captivate	89
57	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	22
58	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
59	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
60	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
61	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
62	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
63	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
64	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
65	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
66	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
67	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	228	CoHost	58
68	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	34	Libsyn	32
69	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
70	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
71	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
72	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
73	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
74	NASA ScienceCasts	NASA Science	Science & Medicine	312	Unknown	39
75	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	361	Blubrry	38
76	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
77	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	305	Libsyn	32
78	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2449	Libsyn	42
79	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47
80	MIT News	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	31	Blubrry	43
81	Paranormal Fears	Podcast Audio House	Science	44	Spreaker	54
82	Cienciaes.com	cienciaes.com	Science & Medicine	27	Libsyn	59
83	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	213	Buzzsprout	43
84	That Bigfoot Podcast	Paranormal World Productions Studio	Science	230	Spreaker	59
85	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
86	Nanoscape: Exploring the Frontiers Ahead	International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University	Science	23	Libsyn	48
87	Tinfoil Tales	Brandon Wright	Science	298	Simplecast	84
88	Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast	Miles Greb	Science	56	Buzzsprout	47
89	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	69	Megaphone	69
90	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
91	Raised on the Farm	Chad, Marlowe, & (sometimes) Marisa	Science	38	Buzzsprout	48
92	Whale Tales Podcast	Whale Tales	Science	106	Blubrry	32
93	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
94	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	254	Spotify for Podcasters	28
95	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
96	Bred to Perfection Details temporarily unavailable	Kenny Troiano	Science	316	Libsyn	43
97	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
98	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
99	Paws for a Moment	Brevard Zoo	Science	76	Buzzsprout	48
100	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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