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 15 Aug 2025

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08/15/2025

Average data

Episodes: 370

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:49:14

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. NHPR (2 shows)

5. The Leakey Foundation (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spreaker (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	675	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	731	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	500	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	854	Omny Studio	48
5	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	629	Spreaker	69
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	414	Megaphone	48
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
8	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
9	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
10	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
11	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	602	ART19	42
12	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
13	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
14	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	445	Spreaker	54
15	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	290	Spreaker	59
16	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
17	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
18	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
19	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
20	Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess	Blaze Podcast Network	Science	239	Megaphone	38
21	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	640	Megaphone	58
22	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	580	RedCircle	53
23	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
24	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	287	Libsyn	48
25	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
26	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
27	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
28	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
29	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
30	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	302	Spotify for Podcasters	52
31	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
32	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
33	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	307	Spotify for Podcasters	33
34	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	337	Buzzsprout	52
35	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
36	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	515	Spreaker	69
37	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
38	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	262	Libsyn	47
39	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
40	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
41	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	601	Libsyn	48
42	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	173	Transistor	58
43	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
44	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	142	Libsyn	78
45	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	209	Libsyn	78
46	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
47	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
48	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
49	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	117	Libsyn	52
50	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	623	Spreaker	43
51	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	985	Captivate	89
52	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	261	Spotify for Podcasters	22
53	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	168	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
55	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	177	Blubrry	48
56	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	162	Unknown	64
57	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
58	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	232	CoHost	58
59	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2480	Libsyn	42
60	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	633	Libsyn	72
61	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
62	Obscure Appalachia	Candis Casper	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	38
63	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
64	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	131	Spotify for Podcasters	32
65	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
66	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	266	Simplecast	63
67	Late Night on the Astral Plane with Ryan Singer	Ryan Singer	Science	832	Spreaker	59
68	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
69	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	231	ABC Australia	38
70	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
71	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
73	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
74	Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II	RNZ	Science	67	Acast	62
75	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
76	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
77	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
78	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
79	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
80	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	85	Simplecast	73
81	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	219	Buzzsprout	43
82	老高与小茉 \| 最全专辑 \| 修音去尾完美版	Mr大狼	Science	373	Ximalaya	43
83	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
84	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
85	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	301	Libsyn	58
86	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
87	Midwest Mythos	Midwest Mythos	Science	93	Spotify for Podcasters	33
88	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	363	Blubrry	38
89	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
90	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
91	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
92	F.A.Z. Wissen	Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung	Science	205	Podigee	59
93	Welt der Physik \| Podcast	Welt der Physik	Science & Medicine	384	Unknown	32
94	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Arthro-Pod	Jonathan Larson	Science & Medicine	62	Podbean	59
97	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
98	Fins, Fur, and Feathers	Joe Gerken and Drew Ricketts	Science	77	Libsyn	48
99	Creation Moments	Creation Moments	Science	1968	Libsyn	38
100	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38

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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