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 Jun 2026

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06/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 330

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:50:01

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

5. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
5	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	408	Megaphone	48
7	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
8	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
9	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
10	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	640	Libsyn	58
11	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	629	Megaphone	58
12	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
13	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
14	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	573	RedCircle	53
15	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
16	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
17	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	294	Spreaker	43
18	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
19	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
20	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
21	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
22	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
23	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
24	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
25	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	592	Libsyn	48
26	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
27	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
28	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	441	ART19	68
29	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
30	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
31	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
32	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
34	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
35	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	23	Spotify for Podcasters	41
36	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
37	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
38	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
39	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
40	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
41	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
42	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
43	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
44	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
45	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
46	Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiosos	Cumbre Kids	Kids & Family	185	Buzzsprout	48
47	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
48	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	160	Unknown	64
49	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
50	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
51	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
52	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
53	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
54	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	454	Acast	54
55	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
56	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
57	Consciousness and the Brain	Bernard Baars, PhD \| Nautilus Press Publishing Group	Science	28	Podbean	72
58	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	261	Simplecast	63
59	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
60	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	63	Megaphone	62
61	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
62	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
63	Morel Dilemma	unknown_author	Science & Medicine	17	Podbean	32
64	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
65	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
66	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
67	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
68	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	975	Captivate	89
69	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
70	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	298	Libsyn	58
71	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	234	Spreaker	70
72	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
73	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2447	Libsyn	42
74	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
75	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
76	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
77	Arizona Science	AZPM	Science	511	Unknown	48
78	omega tau - English only	Markus Voelter, Nora Ludewig	Science	100	Unknown	53
79	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	104	Buzzsprout	73
80	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
81	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
82	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
83	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
84	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
85	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	426	Spreaker	48
86	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
87	The Shape of the World	Shape of the World Studios	Science	50	Blubrry	49
88	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
89	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
90	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
91	Eye On The Sky	Vermont Public	Science	335	PRX	49
92	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
93	The Fisheries Podcast	A team of fisheries scientists	Science	100	Podbean	52
94	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	360	Blubrry	38
95	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	254	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	12	Acast	73
97	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	69	Megaphone	69
98	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
99	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	22
100	Chaser Chat	Chaser Chat \| Weather \| Storm Chasing \| Tornado	Science	149	Libsyn	43

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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