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 20 May 2026

05/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 357
Frequency: every 15 days
Duration: 00:47:34

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. Tony Santore (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)
2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)
3. Spreaker (10 shows)
4. Simplecast (6 shows)
5. Unknown (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience868Simplecast
63
2Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience729Libsyn
43
3Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience855Omny Studio
48
4Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience495Buzzsprout
42
5Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience626Spreaker
69
6Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
7Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience410Megaphone
48
8Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience601ART19
42
9Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
10Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience385Podbean
41
11Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience642Libsyn
58
12Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience500Audioboom
48
13Podcast Crime Pays But Botany Doesn'tCrime Pays But Botany Doesn'tTony SantoreScience295Spreaker
43
14Podcast UFO Chronicles PodcastUFO Chronicles PodcastNik HunterScience507Spreaker
54
15Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience576RedCircle
53
16Podcast Paranormal PortalParanormal PortalParanormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal GhostsScience491Spreaker
69
17Podcast Thirst Gap: Learning to Live with Less on the Colorado RiverThirst Gap: Learning to Live with Less on the Colorado RiverKUNCScience7Transistor
53
18Podcast Sincerely Supernatural PodcastSincerely Supernatural PodcastWith Seth and HudsonScience24Spotify for Podcasters
41
19Podcast Ask a Spaceman!Ask a Spaceman!Paul M. SutterScience286Libsyn
48
20Podcast The Science of Everything PodcastThe Science of Everything PodcastJames FodorScience172Podbean
31
21Podcast The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalThe Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalGhost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural StoriesScience500Audioboom
53
22Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science633Megaphone
58
23Podcast I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI KNOW DINO, LLCScience583ART19
62
24Podcast Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiososCráneo: Ciencia para niños curiososCumbre KidsKids & Family187Buzzsprout
48
25Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience296Spotify for Podcasters
52
26Podcast Grazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing GrassScience225Transistor
53
27Podcast Wild Turkey ScienceWild Turkey ScienceDr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will GulsbyScience207Libsyn
78
28Podcast How WildHow WildNPRScience16PRX
63
29Podcast Infectious Disease PuscastInfectious Disease PuscastVincent RacanielloScience115Libsyn
52
30Podcast MonsterTalkMonsterTalkBlake SmithScience513Spreaker
69
31Podcast The Acres U.S.A. PodcastThe Acres U.S.A. PodcastAcres U.S.A.®Science129Spotify for Podcasters
32
32Podcast Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaTalk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaCara Santa MariaScience621Spreaker
43
33Podcast Terrible LizardsTerrible LizardsIszi Lawrence and David HoneScience140Libsyn
78
34Podcast Main Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut OffAnthony ColangeloScience340Simplecast
63
35Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience93Libsyn
68
36Podcast Cryptid CreaturesCryptid CreaturesBrian Brock/Todd StevensScience305Spotify for Podcasters
33
37Podcast The Gestalt GardenerThe Gestalt GardenerMPB Think RadioScience455Acast
54
38Podcast Strange Animals PodcastStrange Animals PodcastKatherine ShawScience300Blubrry
48
39Podcast Brain InspiredBrain InspiredPaul MiddlebrooksScience161Unknown
64
40Podcast Haunted AmericaHaunted AmericaHaunted AmericaScience101Spotify for Podcasters
43
41Podcast Alien EncountersAlien EncountersScience ChannelScience11Acast
59
42Podcast Farm Small Farm SmartFarm Small Farm SmartThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience596Libsyn
48
43Podcast Untold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkScience1000Spreaker
54
45Podcast The Numberphile PodcastThe Numberphile PodcastBrady HaranScience & Medicine64Squarespace
48
46Podcast SunCastSunCastNico JohnsonScience979Captivate
89
47Podcast Cannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastCannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastTad HusseyScience167Simplecast
47
48Podcast Daniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseDaniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience639Omny Studio
53
49Podcast Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastHillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastJerry PaulleyScience1000Spreaker
38
50Podcast Off-NominalOff-NominalJake Robins, Anthony ColangeloScience263Simplecast
63
51Podcast Farm Small Farm Smart DailyFarm Small Farm Smart DailyThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience2461Libsyn
42
52Podcast Eons: Surviving Deep TimeEons: Surviving Deep TimePBSScience25PRX
63
53Podcast Where Is My Mind?Where Is My Mind?Mark Gober and Blue Duck MediaScience9WideOrbit
58
54Podcast Weather GeeksWeather GeeksWeather Group TelevisionScience443ART19
68
55Podcast 6 Ranch Podcast6 Ranch PodcastJames NashScience334Buzzsprout
52
56Podcast America Adapts the Climate Change PodcastAmerica Adapts the Climate Change PodcastDoug ParsonsScience261Libsyn
47
57Podcast ExtinctZooExtinctZooExtinctZooScience161Spotify for Podcasters
28
58Podcast The Genetics PodcastThe Genetics PodcastSano GeneticsScience258Spotify for Podcasters
22
59Podcast UFO to UAP ExplainedUFO to UAP ExplainedMatt TonesScience69Spotify for Podcasters
58
60Podcast Juan on JuanJuan on JuanJuan on Juan Media, LLC.Science236Spreaker
70
61Podcast The Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastScience176Blubrry
48
62Podcast Solar Maverick PodcastSolar Maverick PodcastBenoy ThanjanScience & Medicine293Podbean
52
63Podcast Ken Cook Is Having Another EpisodeKen Cook Is Having Another EpisodeEWGScience72Simplecast
73
64Podcast Laura Erickson's For the BirdsLaura Erickson's For the BirdsLaura EricksonScience & Medicine250Unknown
43
65Podcast The Field GuidesThe Field GuidesThe Field GuidesScience & Medicine103Squarespace
49
66Podcast Ask Us Anything by Popular ScienceAsk Us Anything by Popular SciencePopular ScienceScience64Megaphone
68
67Podcast Shark Week: The PodcastShark Week: The PodcastDiscoveryScience70Acast
73
68Podcast Curiosity UnboundedCuriosity UnboundedMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Science18Blubrry
53
69Podcast Natural Resources UniversityNatural Resources UniversityCollaboration of land-grant universitiesScience622Libsyn
72
70Podcast What The Duck?!What The Duck?!ABC AustraliaScience228ABC Australia
38
71Podcast The BUMP PodcastThe BUMP PodcastBo KennedyScience375Spotify for Podcasters
42
72Podcast 天方烨谈天方烨谈基因频道Science & Medicine2000Ximalaya
43
73Podcast 632nm632nmMisha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui YinScience59Transistor
58
74Podcast Night ScienceNight ScienceItai Yanai & Martin LercherScience89Buzzsprout
58
75Podcast PalaeocastPalaeocastPalaeocastScience246Libsyn
38
76Podcast Inside NATURE on PBSInside NATURE on PBSPBS NatureScience & Medicine14Soundcloud
49
77Podcast Patient ZeroPatient ZeroNHPRScience13Megaphone
48
78Podcast This Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastThis Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastDr. Kirsten Sanford Science MediaScience51Libsyn
52
79Podcast Cryptid CampfireCryptid CampfireCryptid CampfireScience232Libsyn
43
80Podcast Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul WheatonHomesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheatonpaul wheatonScience & Medicine100Blubrry Podcasting
38
81Podcast 原来是这样 Dscience原来是这样 Dscience原来是这样 Dscienceother642lizhi.fm
32
82Podcast Climate ConnectionsClimate ConnectionsYale Center for Environmental CommunicationScience100Libsyn
53
83Podcast Brainforest CaféBrainforest CaféSpectreVision RadioScience70Megaphone
69
84Podcast Tom NelsonTom NelsonThomas NelsonScience433Spotify for Podcasters
38
85Podcast 科学星球科学星球BOX孙彬Science97Ximalaya
43
86Podcast The Science ShowThe Science ShowABC AustraliaScience250ABC Australia
38
87Podcast Paleo NerdsPaleo NerdspaleonerdsScience101Podbean
42
88Podcast K9 ConservationistsK9 ConservationistsKayla FrattScience255Spotify for Podcasters
28
89Podcast In Research OfIn Research OfWilliam Blake SmithScience121Libsyn
68
90Podcast Viced Rhino: The PodcastViced Rhino: The PodcastViced RhinoScience428Spreaker
48
91Podcast 静坐实修要点 |打坐答疑与呼吸法门-精读南怀瑾静坐实修要点 |打坐答疑与呼吸法门-精读南怀瑾静境Joanne内在成长Science & Medicine105Ximalaya
43
92Podcast Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety PodcastDon't Eat Poop! A Food Safety PodcastFood Safety Specialists: Matthew Regusci and Francine L ShawScience187Transistor
68
93Podcast Flooba Flooba Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + SleepScience109Buzzsprout
73
94Podcast Science unscriptedScience unscriptedDWScience100Unknown
43
95Podcast Most Terrifying Places in AmericaMost Terrifying Places in AmericaTravel ChannelScience67Acast
53
96Podcast The Atomic ShowThe Atomic ShowRod Adams - Atomic InsightsScience20Unknown
49
97Podcast The Native Plant PodcastThe Native Plant PodcastNative Plant PodcastNatural Sciences96Libsyn
43
98Podcast Habitat loss with David AttenboroughHabitat loss with David AttenboroughVeer JainScience1Spotify for Podcasters
28
99Podcast The Humble HoofThe Humble HoofAlicia HarlovScience165Captivate
32
100Podcast Cheap Astronomy PodcastsCheap Astronomy PodcastsSteve NerlichScience & Medicine424Unknown
38

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