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 Jul 2025

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07/20/2025

Average data

Episodes: 362

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:47:53

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. Steve Hsu (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spreaker (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
2	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1438	Simplecast	63
3	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
4	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
5	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
6	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
7	Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess	Blaze Podcast Network	Science	239	Megaphone	38
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
9	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
11	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
12	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
13	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
14	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	643	Megaphone	58
15	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	52
16	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
17	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
18	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
19	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
20	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	583	RedCircle	53
21	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
22	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
23	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
24	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	296	Spreaker	59
25	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
26	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
27	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
28	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	451	Spreaker	54
29	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
30	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
31	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
32	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
33	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
34	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	517	Spreaker	69
35	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
36	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	103	Podbean	42
37	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
38	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	309	Spotify for Podcasters	33
39	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
40	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
41	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
42	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	263	Spotify for Podcasters	22
43	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
44	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
46	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
47	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
48	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	122	Libsyn	68
49	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	605	Libsyn	48
50	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
51	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
52	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
53	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	625	Spreaker	43
54	Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II	RNZ	Science	67	Acast	62
55	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	85	Simplecast	73
56	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	989	Captivate	89
57	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2494	Libsyn	42
58	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
59	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
60	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
61	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
62	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
63	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
64	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	232	ABC Australia	38
65	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
66	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	628	Ximalaya	49
67	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
68	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	211	Libsyn	78
69	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	76	Libsyn	42
70	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
71	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
72	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
73	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
74	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	28
75	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
76	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
77	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
78	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
79	That Bigfoot Podcast	Paranormal World Productions Studio	Science	230	Spreaker	59
80	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
81	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
82	Environmental Health Chat	NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health	Science	105	Unknown	43
83	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
84	Grassfed Life	Diego Footer	Science	176	Libsyn	38
85	La Ciencia Pop	Gabriel León	Science	256	Buzzsprout	73
86	The Beljanski Cancer Talk Show	The Beljanski Foundation	Science	68	Buzzsprout	53
87	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
88	Yellowstone In Depth	unknown_author	Science & Medicine	7	Unknown	33
89	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	133	Spotify for Podcasters	32
90	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
91	Motivational Interviewing & Beyond	Joel Porter & Steve Rollnick	Science	33	Buzzsprout	52
92	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
93	佐々木亮の宇宙ばなし	佐々木亮	Science	2000	Spotify for Podcasters	53
94	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
95	omega tau - English only	Markus Voelter, Nora Ludewig	Science	100	Unknown	53
96	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
97	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
98	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	19	Blubrry	38
99	LASER: Materials Science Podcast	LASER: Materials Science Podcast	Science	26	Blubrry Podcasting	38
100	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	637	Libsyn	72

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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