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 Sep 2026

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09/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 428

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:46:58

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 (19 shows)

2. Spreaker (11 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (6 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	866	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	728	Libsyn	43
3	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	852	Omny Studio	48
4	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
5	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	58	Podbean	42
6	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
7	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	441	ART19	68
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	2432	Simplecast	69
9	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	408	Megaphone	48
10	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
12	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
13	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	599	ART19	42
14	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
15	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	512	Spreaker	54
16	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
17	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	5101	Audioboom	53
18	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	2834	Audioboom	48
19	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
20	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
21	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
22	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	630	Megaphone	58
23	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
24	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	573	RedCircle	53
25	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	4	Megaphone	63
26	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
27	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	294	Spreaker	43
28	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	504	Spreaker	69
29	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	780	ART19	62
30	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	261	Simplecast	63
31	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
32	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
33	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
34	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
35	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
36	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
37	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
38	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	160	Unknown	64
39	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
40	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	34	Libsyn	32
41	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
42	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
43	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
44	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
45	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
46	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
47	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	592	Libsyn	48
48	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	454	Acast	54
49	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
50	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
51	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
53	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
54	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
55	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
56	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
57	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	63	Megaphone	62
58	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
59	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
60	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	22
61	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
62	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
63	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
64	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	338	ABC Australia	38
65	Whale Tales Podcast	Whale Tales	Science	106	Blubrry	32
66	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
67	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
68	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
69	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
70	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
71	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
72	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	234	Spreaker	70
73	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
74	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
75	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	1292	Megaphone	53
76	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
77	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
78	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
79	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	1986	Libsyn	42
80	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	426	Spreaker	48
81	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
82	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	975	Captivate	89
83	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
84	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
85	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
86	Intelligent Science, Intelligent Design	Dr. Tom Woodward	Science & Medicine	23	Unknown	43
87	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
88	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
89	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	840	Ximalaya	38
90	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	305	Libsyn	32
91	バイオステーションポッドキャスト Bio-station Podcast	Biostation	Science	22	Spotify for Podcasters	22
92	Just Ecology	Karl Just	Science	23	Podbean	52
93	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
94	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	373	Libsyn	38
95	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
96	そんない理科の時間	そんないプロジェクト	Science	104	Unknown	43
97	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
98	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	640	lizhi.fm	32
99	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
100	La Ciencia Pop	Gabriel León	Science	249	Buzzsprout	73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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