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 Oct 2025

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10/14/2025

Average data

Episodes: 343

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:48:56

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. ABC Australia (2 shows)

4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Evergreen Podcasts | Killer Podcasts (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spreaker (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

5. Podbean (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	492	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
5	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
7	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
8	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	408	Megaphone	48
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	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
12	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	630	Megaphone	58
13	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
14	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	573	RedCircle	53
16	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
17	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
18	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	277	Spreaker	59
19	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
20	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
21	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
22	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
23	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
24	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
25	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
26	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
27	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	294	Spreaker	43
28	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
29	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
30	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
31	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
32	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
33	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
34	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
35	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
36	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
37	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
38	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
39	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
40	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
41	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
42	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
43	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
44	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
45	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
46	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
48	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
49	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
50	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
51	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
52	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	261	Simplecast	63
53	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	592	Libsyn	48
55	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	441	ART19	68
56	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
57	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
58	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
59	عصر حجر	NewshaCast	Science	15	Spreaker	49
60	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
61	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
62	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
63	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
65	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	640	lizhi.fm	32
66	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	160	Unknown	64
67	The Naked Mole Rat	libo/libo	Science	11	Transistor	84
68	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
69	Tinfoil Tales	Brandon Wright	Science	298	Simplecast	84
70	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
71	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
72	Spooky Science Sisters	Evergreen Podcasts \| Killer Podcasts	Science	113	Megaphone	63
73	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	426	Spreaker	48
74	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
75	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
76	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
77	What Is Life?	Carl Zimmer	Science	8	Libsyn	43
78	Inquiries of our Reality with Shayn Jones	Shayn Jones	Science	472	RedCircle	73
79	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
80	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2448	Libsyn	42
81	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
82	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
83	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
84	Digging In with Pete Broderick	Pete Broderick	Science	3	Acast	63
85	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
86	Believe: Paranormal & UFO Podcast	Kade Moir	Science	254	Acast	68
87	Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised	Endeavor Business Media	Science	59	Podbean	52
88	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
89	Asimov Press	Asimov Press	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	28
90	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
91	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	454	Acast	54
92	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	75	Libsyn	42
93	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
94	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
95	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	1290	Megaphone	53
96	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
97	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	83	Simplecast	73
98	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
99	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
100	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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