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 Aug 2025

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08/16/2025

Average data

Episodes: 347

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:49:43

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. NHPR (2 shows)

5. Robinson Erhardt (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spreaker (17 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	870	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	730	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	499	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	853	Omny Studio	48
5	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	629	Spreaker	69
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	413	Megaphone	48
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
8	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
9	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	644	Libsyn	58
10	P.E.E.P. Podcast (People Experiencing Everyday Paranormal)	Nicolle Morock	Science	129	Spreaker	48
11	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
12	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	602	ART19	42
13	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
14	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
15	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	388	Podbean	41
16	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	639	Megaphone	58
17	Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess	Blaze Podcast Network	Science	239	Megaphone	38
18	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
19	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
20	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
21	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
22	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	579	RedCircle	53
23	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	443	Spreaker	54
24	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	289	Spreaker	59
25	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	584	ART19	62
26	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	287	Libsyn	48
27	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
28	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	300	Spotify for Podcasters	52
29	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
30	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
31	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
32	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
33	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	336	Buzzsprout	52
34	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
35	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	265	Simplecast	63
36	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	515	Spreaker	69
37	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	173	Transistor	58
38	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
39	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
40	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	307	Spotify for Podcasters	33
41	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	262	Libsyn	47
42	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
43	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
44	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
45	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	601	Libsyn	48
46	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
47	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
48	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
49	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
50	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	260	Spotify for Podcasters	22
51	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
52	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
53	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	142	Libsyn	78
54	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2475	Libsyn	42
55	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	162	Unknown	64
56	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	984	Captivate	89
57	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	209	Libsyn	78
58	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	177	Blubrry	48
60	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	230	ABC Australia	38
61	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
62	Late Night on the Astral Plane with Ryan Singer	Ryan Singer	Science	832	Spreaker	59
63	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
64	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	165	Spotify for Podcasters	28
65	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	116	Libsyn	52
66	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
67	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
68	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
69	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
70	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
71	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	623	Spreaker	43
72	Les grandes étapes de la vie Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Natural Sciences	91	N/A	N/A
73	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
74	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
75	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	85	Simplecast	73
76	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
77	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
78	Arthro-Pod	Jonathan Larson	Science & Medicine	61	Podbean	59
79	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
80	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
81	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
82	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	232	CoHost	58
83	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	375	Libsyn	38
84	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
85	Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II	RNZ	Science	67	Acast	62
86	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	131	Spotify for Podcasters	32
87	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
88	Obscure Appalachia	Candis Casper	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	38
89	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	301	Libsyn	58
90	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	217	Buzzsprout	43
91	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	632	Libsyn	72
92	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	430	Spreaker	48
93	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
94	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	166	Captivate	32
95	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
96	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	363	Blubrry	38
97	When We Talk About Animals	Law, Environment & Animals Program at Yale Law School	Science	52	Blubrry	43
98	Cannabis Science Podcast	Dr. Ricardo Rivera	Science	57	Spreaker	59
99	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
100	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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