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 17 sept. 2026

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09/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 337

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:49:39

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. Diego Footer (1 shows)

3. Kade Moir (1 shows)

4. Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (1 shows)

5. Iszi Lawrence and David Hone (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 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	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
10	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
11	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
12	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	36	Libsyn	53
14	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
15	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
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	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
19	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
20	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
21	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
22	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
23	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
24	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
25	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	506	Spreaker	54
26	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
27	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
28	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
29	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
31	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
32	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
33	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
34	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	5	Megaphone	63
35	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
36	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
37	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	977	Captivate	89
38	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	593	Libsyn	48
39	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
40	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
41	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
42	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
43	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
44	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
45	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
46	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
47	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
48	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
49	The Wild Quiet	Bre Harris	Science	3	Captivate	48
50	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
51	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
52	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
53	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
54	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	34	Libsyn	32
55	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
56	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
57	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
58	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
59	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
60	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
61	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
62	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
63	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
64	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
66	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
67	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
68	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
69	How Do I Do This: An Environmental Career Podcast	Emerging Leaders for Biodiversity	Science	60	Buzzsprout	51
70	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
71	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
72	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
73	Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation	Rossifari	Science	672	Simplecast	62
74	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
75	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
76	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
77	Grassfed Life	Diego Footer	Science	176	Libsyn	38
78	Bizarre Encounters with Shayn & Orin	Bizarre Reality Media	Science	191	Spreaker	64
79	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
80	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
81	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
82	Eye On The Sky	Vermont Public	Science	335	PRX	49
83	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	305	Libsyn	32
84	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
85	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	298	Libsyn	58
86	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	106	Buzzsprout	73
87	Double Loop Podcast	Glenn Langenburg and Eric Ray	Science & Medicine	161	Soundcloud	43
88	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	75	Libsyn	42
89	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	69	Megaphone	69
90	The Utility Vegetation Management Podcast	Steve Cieslewicz and Nick Ferguson	Science	44	Buzzsprout	37
91	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	213	Buzzsprout	43
92	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
93	Chasing Natives	Tyler Coleman	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	58
94	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	235	Spreaker	70
95	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
96	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
97	Weird Things	Andrew Mayne	Science & Medicine	1001	Unknown	43
98	天方烨谈	基因频道	Science & Medicine	2000	Ximalaya	43
99	Believe: Paranormal & UFO Podcast	Kade Moir	Science	254	Acast	68
100	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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