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 Oct 2026

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10/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 352

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:47:01

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (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	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
4	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
8	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
10	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	52
11	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
12	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
13	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
14	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
15	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
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	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	641	Megaphone	58
19	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	338	Buzzsprout	52
20	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
21	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	447	Spreaker	54
22	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	581	RedCircle	53
23	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
24	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	66	Megaphone	68
25	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
26	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
27	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
28	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
29	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	267	Simplecast	63
30	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
31	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
32	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
34	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	10	Megaphone	63
35	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	117	Libsyn	52
36	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	143	Libsyn	78
37	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	624	Spreaker	43
38	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
40	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
41	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
42	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	644	lizhi.fm	32
43	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
44	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
45	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
46	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
47	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
48	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
49	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	168	Spotify for Podcasters	28
50	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	516	Spreaker	69
51	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
52	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
53	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	603	Libsyn	48
54	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
55	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
56	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
57	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	72	Megaphone	69
58	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	459	Acast	54
59	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	308	Spotify for Podcasters	33
60	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43
61	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	132	Spotify for Podcasters	32
62	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
63	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
64	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
65	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
66	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	231	ABC Australia	38
67	天方烨谈	基因频道	Science & Medicine	2000	Ximalaya	43
68	The Wild Line	Wild Idea Media	Science	70	Transistor	48
69	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
70	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2484	Libsyn	42
71	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	845	Ximalaya	38
72	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
73	CREEK DEVIL	william jevning	Science	100	Podbean	58
74	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
75	Saving Salmon	Atlantic Salmon Federation	Science	10	Spreaker	74
76	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	635	Libsyn	72
77	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
78	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	262	Spotify for Podcasters	22
79	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
80	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
81	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	220	Buzzsprout	43
82	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
83	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	628	Ximalaya	49
84	Dairy Digressions	ADSA	Science	42	Spotify for Podcasters	68
85	Apes Among Us	NAWAC	Science	20	Podbean	48
86	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	308	Libsyn	32
87	Saving Salmon Podcast	Atlantic Salmon Federation	Science	3	RSS.com	32
88	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
89	Welt der Physik \| Podcast	Welt der Physik	Science & Medicine	384	Unknown	32
90	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	210	Libsyn	78
91	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
92	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
93	The Fisheries Podcast	A team of fisheries scientists	Science	100	Podbean	52
94	Dialogues with Daniel	Daniel Mills	Science	47	Buzzsprout	42
95	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
96	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
97	Nanoscape: Exploring the Frontiers Ahead	International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University	Science	26	Libsyn	42
98	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
99	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
100	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	301	Libsyn	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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