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 Oct 2026

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10/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 297

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:47:45

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. Alicia Harlov (1 shows)

5. 科学有故事 (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (12 shows)

2. Podbean (10 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	675	Simplecast	63
2	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
3	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
4	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
8	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
9	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
11	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
12	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
14	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	52
15	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	581	RedCircle	53
16	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
17	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	338	Buzzsprout	52
18	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
19	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	641	Megaphone	58
20	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
21	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
23	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
25	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	447	Spreaker	54
26	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
27	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
28	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
29	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
30	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
31	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	143	Libsyn	78
32	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
33	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
34	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	624	Spreaker	43
35	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	10	Megaphone	63
36	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	644	lizhi.fm	32
37	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
38	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
39	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
40	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	308	Spotify for Podcasters	33
41	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	603	Libsyn	48
42	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	516	Spreaker	69
43	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	132	Spotify for Podcasters	32
44	Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast	Jill Cloutier	Science	169	Libsyn	27
45	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
46	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
47	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
48	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
49	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
50	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Science	500	Audioboom	37
51	Red Cedar Stories	Eric Tans	Science	3	Unknown	38
52	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
53	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
54	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
55	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	210	Libsyn	78
56	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	168	Spotify for Podcasters	28
57	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
58	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
59	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
60	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
61	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
62	Arthro-Pod	Jonathan Larson	Science & Medicine	62	Podbean	59
63	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
64	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	15	Acast	73
65	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
66	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
67	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
68	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	166	Captivate	32
69	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
70	Auroral Zone	Mike Liemohn	Science	5	Podbean	42
71	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
72	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
73	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
74	The Fisheries Podcast	A team of fisheries scientists	Science	100	Podbean	52
75	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	117	Libsyn	52
76	CREEK DEVIL	william jevning	Science	100	Podbean	58
77	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
78	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
79	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	220	Buzzsprout	43
80	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
81	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	459	Acast	54
82	The Animal Heartbeat	Kieran Borgeat and Jose Novo Matos	Science	51	Buzzsprout	58
83	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
84	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	845	Ximalaya	38
85	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	66	Megaphone	68
86	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
87	The Beljanski Cancer Talk Show	The Beljanski Foundation	Science	68	Buzzsprout	53
88	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
89	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
90	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
91	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	267	Simplecast	63
92	UMN Extension Nutrient Management Podcast	University of Minnesota Extension	Science	127	Transistor	47
93	Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine	Shiho Cierra Fujimaru	Science	419	Spotify for Podcasters	38
94	Apes Among Us	NAWAC	Science	20	Podbean	48
95	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
96	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
97	F.A.Z. Wissen	Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung	Science	205	Podigee	59
98	The Naked Mole Rat	libo/libo	Science	11	Transistor	84
99	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	61	Transistor	58
100	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	231	ABC Australia	38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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