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 19 Sep 2026

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09/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 300

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:48:16

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media (1 shows)

4. Common Descent (1 shows)

5. Michael Shermer (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Spreaker (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (8 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	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
9	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
11	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
12	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
13	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
14	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
15	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
16	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
17	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
18	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
19	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
20	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
21	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
22	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
23	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
24	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
25	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	506	Spreaker	54
26	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
28	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
29	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
30	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
31	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
32	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
33	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
34	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
35	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	235	Spreaker	70
36	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
37	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
38	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
39	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	5	Megaphone	63
40	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
41	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
42	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
43	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	593	Libsyn	48
44	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
45	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
46	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
47	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
48	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	363	Spotify for Podcasters	58
49	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
50	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
51	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	34	Libsyn	32
52	The Wild Quiet	Bre Harris	Science	3	Captivate	48
53	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	977	Captivate	89
54	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
55	Apes Among Us	NAWAC	Science	20	Podbean	48
56	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
57	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
58	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
59	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
60	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
61	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
62	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
63	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
64	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
65	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
66	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
67	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
68	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
69	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
70	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
71	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
72	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
73	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
74	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
75	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
76	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
77	Joint Approach	Musculoskeletal Infection Society	Science	75	Libsyn	38
78	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
79	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
80	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
81	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	305	Libsyn	32
82	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
83	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	227	ABC Australia	38
84	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
85	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	213	Buzzsprout	43
87	HSS Presents	Hospital for Special Surgery	Science	95	Libsyn	38
88	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
89	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
90	Trás los pasos de Santa Hildegarda de Bingen	JuanDiegoNetwork.com	Science	65	Captivate	78
91	ZSL's Wildest Moments	ZSL	Science	10	Libsyn	83
92	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47
93	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
94	Watershed Moments	KMUN	Science	4	Castos	38
95	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
96	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
97	Chasing Natives	Tyler Coleman	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	58
98	Timber University	Dr. Brady Self & Dr. Shaun Tanger	Science	45	Libsyn	58
99	Organic Chemistry Help Podcast by AceOrganicChem.com	Michael Pa	Science	15	Libsyn	22
100	Talkin' Cotton Podcast	University of Georgia's Cotton Team	Science	67	Buzzsprout	57

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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