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 2026

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08/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 331

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:37

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. NHPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spreaker (11 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (6 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
4	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	79	Podbean	42
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	411	Megaphone	48
8	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
9	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	627	Spreaker	69
10	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
11	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
12	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	335	Buzzsprout	52
13	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
14	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
16	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
17	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	296	Spreaker	43
18	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	577	RedCircle	53
19	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	634	Megaphone	58
20	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
21	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
22	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
23	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	264	Simplecast	63
24	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
25	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
26	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
27	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
28	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
29	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
30	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
31	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
32	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
33	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	116	Libsyn	52
34	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	296	Spotify for Podcasters	52
35	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
36	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
37	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
38	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	141	Libsyn	78
39	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
40	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	513	Spreaker	69
41	Midnight in the Mountains Details temporarily unavailable	Midnight in the Mountains	Science	26	Audioboom	52
43	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	621	Spreaker	43
44	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	165	Captivate	32
45	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
46	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
47	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	161	Spotify for Podcasters	28
48	The Wild Line	Wild Idea Media	Science	66	Transistor	48
49	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
50	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	176	Blubrry	48
51	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	129	Spotify for Podcasters	32
52	Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast	Food Safety Specialists: Matthew Regusci and Francine L Shaw	Science	188	Transistor	68
53	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
54	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	207	Libsyn	78
55	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
56	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	65	Megaphone	68
57	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
58	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	33
59	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
60	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	457	Acast	54
61	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	229	ABC Australia	38
62	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	237	Spreaker	70
63	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
64	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	597	Libsyn	48
65	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
66	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
67	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	643	lizhi.fm	32
68	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
69	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
70	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	981	Captivate	89
71	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
72	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
73	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	300	Libsyn	58
74	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	110	Buzzsprout	73
75	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
76	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	76	Libsyn	42
77	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
78	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	429	Spreaker	48
79	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	59	Transistor	58
80	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2465	Libsyn	42
81	La Ciencia Pop	Gabriel León	Science	252	Buzzsprout	73
82	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
83	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	41
84	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
85	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
86	Whale Tales Podcast	Whale Tales	Science	107	Blubrry	32
87	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
88	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
89	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	622	Libsyn	72
90	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
91	そんない理科の時間	そんないプロジェクト	Science	104	Unknown	43
92	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
93	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
94	Consciousness and the Brain	Bernard Baars, PhD \| Nautilus Press Publishing Group	Science	28	Podbean	72
95	Orbital Path	PRX	Science	45	PRX	59
96	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	14	Acast	73
97	The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast	Eva Monheim	Science	211	Spotify for Podcasters	37
98	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	365	Spotify for Podcasters	58
99	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
100	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58

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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