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 Oct 2026

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10/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 374

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:45:38

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. ABC Australia (2 shows)

4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Acres U.S.A.® (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
3	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
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	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
8	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
9	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
10	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	52
11	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
12	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
13	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
14	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
15	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	447	Spreaker	54
16	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
17	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
18	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
19	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	642	Megaphone	58
20	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
21	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	338	Buzzsprout	52
22	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	628	Ximalaya	49
23	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
24	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	581	RedCircle	53
25	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	66	Megaphone	68
26	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
27	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
28	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
29	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
30	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
31	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
32	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	624	Spreaker	43
33	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	267	Simplecast	63
34	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
35	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
37	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	10	Megaphone	63
38	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	143	Libsyn	78
39	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	117	Libsyn	52
40	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
41	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
43	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
44	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	168	Spotify for Podcasters	28
45	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
46	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
47	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
48	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
49	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
50	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	238	Spreaker	70
51	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
52	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	132	Spotify for Podcasters	32
53	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	459	Acast	54
54	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
55	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
56	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
57	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
58	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
59	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	603	Libsyn	48
60	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43
61	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	308	Spotify for Podcasters	33
62	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	516	Spreaker	69
63	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	376	Libsyn	38
64	CREEK DEVIL	william jevning	Science	100	Podbean	58
65	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	210	Libsyn	78
66	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
67	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
68	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
69	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
70	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	72	Megaphone	69
71	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
72	Weird Things	Andrew Mayne	Science & Medicine	1007	Unknown	43
73	Saving Salmon	Atlantic Salmon Federation	Science	10	Spreaker	74
74	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
75	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
76	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
77	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	76	Libsyn	42
78	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
79	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
80	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	635	Libsyn	72
81	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	231	ABC Australia	38
82	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	28
83	天方烨谈	基因频道	Science & Medicine	2000	Ximalaya	43
84	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
85	Environmental Health Chat	NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health	Science	105	Unknown	43
86	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	262	Spotify for Podcasters	22
87	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
88	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
89	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
90	Zoo Logic	Dr. Grey Stafford	Science	413	Libsyn	73
91	Asimov Press	Asimov Press	Science	111	Spotify for Podcasters	22
92	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2484	Libsyn	42
93	Мослекторий	Москва 24	Science	729	mave	83
94	The Fisheries Podcast	A team of fisheries scientists	Science	100	Podbean	52
95	Oil & Gas Journal ReEnterprised	Endeavor Business Media	Science	62	Podbean	52
96	The Wild Line	Wild Idea Media	Science	70	Transistor	48
97	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
98	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
99	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
100	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	846	Ximalaya	38

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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