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 Dec 2025

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12/15/2025

Average data

Episodes: 360

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:11

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Doug Parsons (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (21 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

3. Spreaker (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (5 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	493	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
5	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
8	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
9	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
10	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
11	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
12	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
13	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	278	Spreaker	59
14	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
15	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
16	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
17	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
18	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
19	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
20	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
21	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	630	Megaphone	58
22	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
23	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
24	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
25	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
26	The Swiss Connection	SWI swissinfo.ch	Science	95	Buzzsprout	43
27	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
28	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
29	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
30	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
31	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
32	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
33	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
34	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
35	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
36	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
37	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
38	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
39	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
40	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
41	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
42	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
43	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
44	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
45	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
46	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	261	Simplecast	63
47	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
48	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	641	lizhi.fm	32
50	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	592	Libsyn	48
51	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
52	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	426	Spreaker	48
53	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
54	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
55	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
56	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
57	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
58	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
59	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
60	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	976	Captivate	89
61	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	22
62	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
63	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
64	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	83	Simplecast	73
65	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
66	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
67	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
68	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
69	Believe: Paranormal & UFO Podcast	Kade Moir	Science	254	Acast	68
70	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47
71	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
72	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
73	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
74	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
75	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
76	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	361	Blubrry	38
77	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
78	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
79	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
80	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
81	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
82	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2449	Libsyn	42
83	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	374	Libsyn	38
84	Timber University	Dr. Brady Self & Dr. Shaun Tanger	Science	45	Libsyn	58
85	SeedPod	seed.pod	Science	21	Spotify for Podcasters	38
86	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	34	Libsyn	32
87	Spooky Science Sisters	Evergreen Podcasts \| Killer Podcasts	Science	113	Megaphone	63
88	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	841	Ximalaya	38
89	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
90	Papers to Podcasts	Bradley Cohen	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	32
91	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
92	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
93	Cryptid Warfare	Drewski	Science	100	Podbean	48
94	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
95	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
96	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	1290	Megaphone	53
97	Tom Nelson	Thomas Nelson	Science	430	Spotify for Podcasters	38
98	Asimov Press	Asimov Press	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	Palaeo After Dark	James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve	Science	359	Libsyn	48
100	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	363	Spotify for Podcasters	58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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