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 18 Sep 2026

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09/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 314

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:46:12

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. Juan on Juan Media, LLC. (1 shows)

4. WNYC Studios (1 shows)

5. PBS (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	504	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	860	Omny Studio	48
5	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
6	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
7	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
8	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
10	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	635	Spreaker	69
11	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
12	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
13	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
14	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
15	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	62	Transistor	58
16	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
17	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	173	Podbean	31
18	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	584	RedCircle	53
19	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
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	645	Megaphone	58
22	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	52
23	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
24	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	289	Libsyn	48
25	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	456	Spreaker	54
26	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	626	Spreaker	43
27	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
28	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
29	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	145	Libsyn	78
30	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
31	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
32	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	12	Megaphone	53
33	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
34	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
36	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	164	Unknown	64
37	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	606	Libsyn	48
38	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	991	Captivate	89
39	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	212	Libsyn	78
40	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
41	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	35	Libsyn	32
42	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
43	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	67	Megaphone	68
44	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
45	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	67	Squarespace	48
46	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
47	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
48	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	239	Spreaker	70
49	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	134	Spotify for Podcasters	32
50	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	175	Transistor	58
51	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	518	Spreaker	69
52	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	40	Libsyn	58
53	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
54	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
55	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
56	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	179	Blubrry	48
57	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	171	Spotify for Podcasters	28
58	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
59	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
60	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	122	Libsyn	68
61	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
63	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
64	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43
65	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
66	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
67	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	264	Spotify for Podcasters	22
68	The Wild Quiet	Bre Harris	Science	10	Captivate	78
69	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	72	Buzzsprout	73
70	Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast	Miles Greb	Science	58	Buzzsprout	47
71	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
72	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	310	Libsyn	32
73	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
74	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	19	Blubrry	38
75	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
76	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
77	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	310	Spotify for Podcasters	33
78	Science and the Sea Podcast	The University of Texas Marine Science Institute	Science	9	Unknown	32
79	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
80	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
81	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	426	Unknown	38
82	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
83	Cotton Specialists Corner	Extension Cotton Specialists	Science	69	Buzzsprout	42
84	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	372	Spotify for Podcasters	58
85	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
86	New Books in Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
87	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	461	Acast	54
88	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
89	Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation	Rossifari	Science	685	Simplecast	62
90	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	73	Simplecast	73
91	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	234	CoHost	58
92	Project Botany	David Brooksby	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	53
93	Dive In with NOAA Fisheries	NOAA Fisheries	Science	66	Unknown	38
94	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	103	Podbean	42
95	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	16	Acast	73
96	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	264	Libsyn	47
97	Inside Yellowstone	unknown_author	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	28
98	Growing the Valley	University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources	Science & Medicine	101	Squarespace	69
99	Organic Chemistry Help Podcast by AceOrganicChem.com	Michael Pa	Science	0	Libsyn	17
100	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	30	Spotify for Podcasters	41

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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