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 16 Mar 2026

03/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 419
Frequency: every 17 days
Duration: 00:49:14

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. Holosky Podcast (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)
2. Spreaker (12 shows)
3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)
4. Megaphone (7 shows)
5. Simplecast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience867Simplecast
63
2Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience493Buzzsprout
42
3Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience730Libsyn
43
4Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience854Omny Studio
48
5Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience642Libsyn
58
6Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience2410Simplecast
59
7Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience384Podbean
41
8Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience626Spreaker
69
9Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience409Megaphone
48
10Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience600ART19
42
11Podcast UFO Chronicles PodcastUFO Chronicles PodcastNik HunterScience514Spreaker
54
12Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience2865Audioboom
48
13Podcast I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI KNOW DINO, LLCScience783ART19
62
14Podcast Crime Pays But Botany Doesn'tCrime Pays But Botany Doesn'tTony SantoreScience295Spreaker
43
15Podcast The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalThe Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalGhost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural StoriesScience5156Audioboom
53
16Podcast Ask a Spaceman!Ask a Spaceman!Paul M. SutterScience286Libsyn
48
17Podcast Terrible LizardsTerrible LizardsIszi Lawrence and David HoneScience139Libsyn
78
18Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience93Libsyn
68
19Podcast How WildHow WildNPRScience16PRX
63
20Podcast Paranormal PortalParanormal PortalParanormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal GhostsScience502Spreaker
69
21Podcast Strange Animals PodcastStrange Animals PodcastKatherine ShawScience300Blubrry
48
22Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience575RedCircle
53
23Podcast The Science of Everything PodcastThe Science of Everything PodcastJames FodorScience172Podbean
31
24Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science632Megaphone
58
25Podcast Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaTalk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaCara Santa MariaScience620Spreaker
43
26Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
27Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience293Spotify for Podcasters
52
28Podcast Ask Us Anything by Popular ScienceAsk Us Anything by Popular SciencePopular ScienceScience64Megaphone
68
29Podcast Off-NominalOff-NominalJake Robins, Anthony ColangeloScience262Simplecast
63
30Podcast MonsterTalkMonsterTalkBlake SmithScience512Spreaker
69
32Podcast ExtinctZooExtinctZooExtinctZooScience161Spotify for Podcasters
28
33Podcast The Acres U.S.A. PodcastThe Acres U.S.A. PodcastAcres U.S.A.®Science128Spotify for Podcasters
32
34Podcast Wild Turkey ScienceWild Turkey ScienceDr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will GulsbyScience206Libsyn
78
35Podcast Curiosity UnboundedCuriosity UnboundedMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Science18Blubrry
53
36Podcast ManifoldManifoldSteve HsuScience171Transistor
58
37Podcast Untold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkScience1000Spreaker
54
38Podcast 6 Ranch Podcast6 Ranch PodcastJames NashScience333Buzzsprout
52
39Podcast Weather GeeksWeather GeeksWeather Group TelevisionScience442ART19
68
40Podcast Alien EncountersAlien EncountersScience ChannelScience11Acast
59
41Podcast The Science ShowThe Science ShowABC AustraliaScience337ABC Australia
38
42Podcast Grazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing GrassScience225Transistor
53
43Podcast In Research OfIn Research OfWilliam Blake SmithScience121Libsyn
68
44Podcast Cryptid CreaturesCryptid CreaturesBrian Brock/Todd StevensScience304Spotify for Podcasters
33
45Podcast When Wildfire ComesWhen Wildfire ComesChristopher Potter, PhDScience11Podbean
53
46Podcast Haunted AmericaHaunted AmericaHaunted AmericaScience101Spotify for Podcasters
43
47Podcast Brainforest CaféBrainforest CaféSpectreVision RadioScience70Megaphone
69
48Podcast Farm Small Farm SmartFarm Small Farm SmartThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience595Libsyn
48
49Podcast Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastHillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastJerry PaulleyScience1000Spreaker
38
50Podcast Daniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseDaniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience639Omny Studio
53
51Podcast The Gestalt GardenerThe Gestalt GardenerMPB Think RadioScience455Acast
54
52Podcast Patient ZeroPatient ZeroNHPRScience13Megaphone
48
53Podcast Main Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut OffAnthony ColangeloScience340Simplecast
63
54Podcast 原来是这样 Dscience原来是这样 Dscience原来是这样 Dscienceother642lizhi.fm
32
55Podcast Eons: Surviving Deep TimeEons: Surviving Deep TimePBSScience25PRX
63
56Podcast The BUMP PodcastThe BUMP PodcastBo KennedyScience375Spotify for Podcasters
42
57Podcast Cannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastCannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastTad HusseyScience167Simplecast
47
58Podcast Viced Rhino: The PodcastViced Rhino: The PodcastViced RhinoScience427Spreaker
48
59Podcast SunCastSunCastNico JohnsonScience978Captivate
89
60Podcast Where Is My Mind?Where Is My Mind?Mark Gober and Blue Duck MediaScience9WideOrbit
58
61Podcast Ken Cook Is Having Another EpisodeKen Cook Is Having Another EpisodeEWGScience72Simplecast
73
62Podcast The Numberphile PodcastThe Numberphile PodcastBrady HaranScience & Medicine63Libsyn
48
63Podcast This Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastThis Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastDr. Kirsten Sanford Science MediaScience51Libsyn
52
64Podcast Plastic Plesiosaur PodcastPlastic Plesiosaur PodcastMiles GrebScience56Buzzsprout
47
65Podcast When We Talk About AnimalsWhen We Talk About AnimalsLaw, Environment & Animals Program at Yale Law SchoolScience52Blubrry
43
66Podcast Brain InspiredBrain InspiredPaul MiddlebrooksScience161Unknown
64
67Podcast What The Duck?!What The Duck?!ABC AustraliaScience227ABC Australia
38
68Podcast Science unscriptedScience unscriptedDWScience100Unknown
43
69Podcast The Humble HoofThe Humble HoofAlicia HarlovScience164Captivate
32
70Podcast Spooky Science SistersSpooky Science SistersEvergreen Podcasts | Killer PodcastsScience113Megaphone
63
71Podcast Most Terrifying Places in AmericaMost Terrifying Places in AmericaTravel ChannelScience67Acast
53
72Podcast Farm Small Farm Smart DailyFarm Small Farm Smart DailyThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience1986Libsyn
42
73Podcast The Genetics PodcastThe Genetics PodcastSano GeneticsScience257Spotify for Podcasters
22
74Podcast Cryptid WarfareCryptid WarfareDrewskiScience100Podbean
48
75Podcast America Adapts the Climate Change PodcastAmerica Adapts the Climate Change PodcastDoug ParsonsScience260Libsyn
47
76Podcast Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul WheatonHomesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheatonpaul wheatonScience & Medicine100Blubrry Podcasting
38
77Podcast Inside NATURE on PBSInside NATURE on PBSPBS NatureScience & Medicine14Soundcloud
49
78Podcast Paleo NerdsPaleo NerdspaleonerdsScience101Podbean
42
79Podcast The Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastScience176Blubrry
48
80Podcast Cryptid CluesCryptid CluesUrban Myth, Monsters, True Crime, Found Footage, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Skunk Ape, Cryptids, Ufos, Ghosts, Demons, Dogman, Skin Walker, Dover Demon, Yeti, Mothman, Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Lake monster, Possession, Gnomes, The Orbs, OgopogoScience265Spreaker
53
81Podcast SETI LiveSETI LiveSETI InstituteScience155Libsyn
58
82Podcast Science Stuff To Blow Your MindScience Stuff To Blow Your MindPodgoScience34Libsyn
32
83Podcast Bigfoot’s Wilderness PodcastBigfoot’s Wilderness PodcastBigfoot's Wilderness PodcastScience141Spreaker
43
84Podcast Shark Week: The PodcastShark Week: The PodcastDiscoveryScience70Acast
73
85Podcast Food Safety MattersFood Safety MattersFood Safety MagazineScience299Libsyn
58
86Podcast Climate ConnectionsClimate ConnectionsYale Center for Environmental CommunicationScience100Libsyn
53
87Podcast The Bigfoot ReportThe Bigfoot ReportParanormal World ProductionsScience377Spreaker
64
88Podcast Açık Bilim PodcastAçık Bilim PodcastPodfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık BilimScience412Megaphone
43
89Podcast Night ScienceNight ScienceItai Yanai & Martin LercherScience89Buzzsprout
58
90Podcast Whale Tales PodcastWhale Tales PodcastWhale TalesScience106Blubrry
32
91Podcast Tinfoil TalesTinfoil TalesBrandon WrightScience300Simplecast
84
92Podcast PalaeocastPalaeocastPalaeocastScience245Libsyn
38
93Podcast The Vet FilesThe Vet FilesGretel Wurdack & McCaelyn Beuschel Science21Spotify for Podcasters
48
94Podcast Apes Among UsApes Among UsNAWACScience20Podbean
48
95Podcast The Field GuidesThe Field GuidesThe Field GuidesScience & Medicine103Squarespace
49
96Podcast Full Circle Equine WellnessFull Circle Equine WellnessAllison Faber Marshall, DVMScience10Buzzsprout
38
97Podcast Natural Resources UniversityNatural Resources UniversityCollaboration of land-grant universitiesScience620Libsyn
72
98Podcast Infectious Disease PuscastInfectious Disease PuscastVincent RacanielloScience115Libsyn
52
99Podcast AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube PodcastAVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcastunknown_authorNatural Sciences9Unknown
21
100Podcast Cheap Astronomy PodcastsCheap Astronomy PodcastsSteve NerlichScience & Medicine424Unknown
38

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