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 sept. 2026

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09/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 358

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:47

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. SpectreVision Radio (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (23 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	671	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	728	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
5	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	66	Podbean	42
6	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
8	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
9	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
10	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
11	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
12	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	36	Libsyn	53
14	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
15	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
16	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
17	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
18	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
19	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
20	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
21	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
22	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
23	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	506	Spreaker	54
24	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
25	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
26	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
27	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
28	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
29	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	5	Megaphone	63
30	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
31	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
33	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
34	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
35	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
36	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
37	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
38	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
39	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
40	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
41	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
42	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
43	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
44	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
45	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
46	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	34	Libsyn	32
47	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
48	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
49	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
50	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
51	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
52	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	593	Libsyn	48
53	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
54	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	977	Captivate	89
55	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
56	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
57	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
58	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
59	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
60	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
61	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
62	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	75	Libsyn	42
63	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	69	Megaphone	69
64	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
65	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
66	天方烨谈	基因频道	Science & Medicine	2000	Ximalaya	43
67	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
68	The Orbital Mechanics Podcast	David Fourman, Ben Etherington, and Dennis Just	Science & Medicine	300	Squarespace	48
69	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	213	Buzzsprout	43
70	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
71	Evolution Talk	Rick Coste	Science	167	Libsyn	43
72	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
73	CREEK DEVIL	william jevning	Science	100	Podbean	58
74	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
75	Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation	Rossifari	Science	672	Simplecast	62
76	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
77	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
78	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
79	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
80	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
81	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
82	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
83	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	235	Spreaker	70
84	Motivational Interviewing & Beyond	Joel Porter & Steve Rollnick	Science	33	Buzzsprout	52
85	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	227	ABC Australia	38
86	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
87	Grassfed Life	Diego Footer	Science	176	Libsyn	38
88	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
89	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
90	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2452	Libsyn	42
91	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
92	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
93	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
94	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
95	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
96	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	424	Unknown	38
97	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
100	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	305	Libsyn	32

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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