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 Oct 2026

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10/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 278

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:46:38

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. The Immunology Podcast (1 shows)

4. Iszi Lawrence and David Hone (1 shows)

5. Blake Smith (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Podbean (9 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	675	Simplecast	63
2	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	500	Buzzsprout	42
4	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	854	Omny Studio	48
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	630	Spreaker	69
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
9	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
11	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
12	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	337	Buzzsprout	52
13	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
14	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	640	Megaphone	58
15	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	302	Spotify for Podcasters	52
16	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
17	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
18	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
19	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	581	RedCircle	53
20	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
21	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
22	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
23	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
24	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	446	Spreaker	54
25	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
26	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	142	Libsyn	78
27	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
28	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
30	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
31	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	117	Libsyn	52
32	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	287	Libsyn	48
33	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	173	Transistor	58
35	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	9	Megaphone	53
36	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	624	Spreaker	43
37	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	308	Spotify for Podcasters	33
38	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	516	Spreaker	69
39	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
40	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
41	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
42	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	644	lizhi.fm	32
43	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
44	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
45	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	162	Unknown	64
46	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
47	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
48	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
49	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	261	Spotify for Podcasters	22
50	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
51	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
52	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
53	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
54	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
55	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
56	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
57	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
58	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	266	Simplecast	63
59	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	177	Blubrry	48
60	Nanoscape: Exploring the Frontiers Ahead	International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University	Science	26	Libsyn	42
61	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
62	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	603	Libsyn	48
63	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
64	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	308	Libsyn	32
65	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	168	Spotify for Podcasters	28
66	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	132	Spotify for Podcasters	32
67	Auroral Zone	Mike Liemohn	Science	5	Podbean	42
68	Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast	Jill Cloutier	Science	169	Libsyn	27
69	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
70	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	72	Megaphone	69
71	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	210	Libsyn	78
72	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
73	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Science	500	Audioboom	37
74	Palaeo After Dark	James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve	Science	362	Libsyn	48
75	Orbital Path	PRX	Science	45	PRX	59
76	Red Cedar Stories	Eric Tans	Science	3	Unknown	38
77	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
78	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	66	Megaphone	68
79	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
80	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
81	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
82	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
83	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
84	La Ciencia Pop	Gabriel León	Science	254	Buzzsprout	73
85	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
86	The Utility Vegetation Management Podcast	Steve Cieslewicz and Nick Ferguson	Science	44	Buzzsprout	37
87	Arthro-Pod	Jonathan Larson	Science & Medicine	62	Podbean	59
88	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	39	Libsyn	58
89	Project Botany	David Brooksby	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	53
90	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
91	The Wild Quiet	Bre Harris	Science	10	Captivate	78
92	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
93	The Human Brain Project Podcast	Human Brain Project	Science	10	Unknown	32
94	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
95	CREEK DEVIL	william jevning	Science	100	Podbean	58
96	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	14	Acast	73
97	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	166	Captivate	32
98	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
99	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
100	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	76	Libsyn	42

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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