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 Aug 2025

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08/14/2025

Average data

Episodes: 354

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:49:32

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 (20 shows)

2. Spreaker (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Unknown (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	498	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	852	Omny Studio	48
5	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	628	Spreaker	69
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	412	Megaphone	48
7	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
9	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
10	Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess	Blaze Podcast Network	Science	239	Megaphone	38
11	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	578	RedCircle	53
12	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
13	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
14	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
15	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
16	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
17	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
18	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
19	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
20	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	441	Spreaker	54
21	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	287	Libsyn	48
22	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	637	Megaphone	58
23	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
24	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
25	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	584	ART19	62
26	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	298	Spotify for Podcasters	52
27	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
28	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
29	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
30	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	514	Spreaker	69
31	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	287	Spreaker	59
32	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
33	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
34	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	306	Spotify for Podcasters	33
35	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	208	Libsyn	78
36	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
37	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
38	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	336	Buzzsprout	52
39	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
40	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	142	Libsyn	78
41	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	599	Libsyn	48
42	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	262	Libsyn	47
43	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
44	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
45	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	116	Libsyn	52
46	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	983	Captivate	89
47	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
48	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
49	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	622	Spreaker	43
50	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2471	Libsyn	42
51	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	177	Blubrry	48
52	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
53	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
54	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	162	Spotify for Podcasters	28
56	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	230	ABC Australia	38
57	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
58	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
59	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
60	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	232	CoHost	58
61	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
62	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
63	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	265	Simplecast	63
64	Midwest Mythos	Midwest Mythos	Science	93	Spotify for Podcasters	33
65	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
66	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	629	Libsyn	72
67	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	162	Unknown	64
68	Fins, Fur, and Feathers	Joe Gerken and Drew Ricketts	Science	77	Libsyn	48
69	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	130	Spotify for Podcasters	32
70	Obscure Appalachia	Candis Casper	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	38
71	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	260	Spotify for Podcasters	22
72	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	173	Transistor	58
73	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
74	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
75	Cannabis Science Podcast	Dr. Ricardo Rivera	Science	57	Spreaker	59
76	Grassfed Life	Diego Footer	Science	176	Libsyn	38
77	Every Plant Has A Story	Jill Cloutier	Science	38	Libsyn	38
78	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
79	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	300	Libsyn	58
80	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
81	Late Night on the Astral Plane with Ryan Singer	Ryan Singer	Science	832	Spreaker	59
82	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
83	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	306	Libsyn	32
84	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
85	F.A.Z. Wissen	Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung	Science	204	Podigee	59
86	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	83	Simplecast	73
87	Welt der Physik \| Podcast	Welt der Physik	Science & Medicine	384	Unknown	32
88	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
89	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
90	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	362	Blubrry	38
91	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
92	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	165	Captivate	32
93	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	28
94	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
95	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
96	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	643	lizhi.fm	32
97	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
98	Arthro-Pod	Jonathan Larson	Science & Medicine	61	Podbean	59
99	terrestrial	KUOW News and Information	Science	17	Unknown	43
100	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63

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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