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 Sep 2026

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09/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 400

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:46:36

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. Brian Brock/Todd Stevens (1 shows)

5. ExtinctZoo (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	868	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	731	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	495	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	855	Omny Studio	48
5	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	79	Podbean	42
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	410	Megaphone	48
7	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	2410	Simplecast	59
9	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	443	ART19	68
10	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
11	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
12	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
13	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	642	Libsyn	58
14	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	5182	Audioboom	53
15	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	59	Transistor	58
16	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
17	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	2892	Audioboom	48
18	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	334	Buzzsprout	52
19	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	576	RedCircle	53
20	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	633	Megaphone	58
21	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	296	Spotify for Podcasters	52
22	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
23	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	515	Spreaker	54
24	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
25	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
26	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	783	ART19	62
27	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
28	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	263	Simplecast	63
29	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	502	Spreaker	69
30	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	621	Spreaker	43
31	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
32	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
34	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	140	Libsyn	78
35	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
36	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
37	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	513	Spreaker	69
38	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
39	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	337	ABC Australia	38
40	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
41	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
42	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	236	Spreaker	70
43	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	6	Megaphone	63
44	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
45	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
46	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	129	Spotify for Podcasters	32
47	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
48	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	206	Libsyn	78
49	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
50	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
51	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
52	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	176	Blubrry	48
53	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
54	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
55	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	979	Captivate	89
56	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
57	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	364	Spotify for Podcasters	58
58	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	596	Libsyn	48
59	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	161	Spotify for Podcasters	28
60	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
61	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	602	Simplecast	63
62	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
63	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	258	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
65	Apes Among Us	NAWAC	Science	20	Podbean	48
66	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
67	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
68	Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine	Shiho Cierra Fujimaru	Science	419	Spotify for Podcasters	38
69	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
70	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
71	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
72	Joint Approach	Musculoskeletal Infection Society	Science	76	Libsyn	38
73	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
74	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
75	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	35	Libsyn	32
76	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
77	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
78	The Wild Quiet	Bre Harris	Science	5	Captivate	48
79	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	165	Captivate	32
80	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
81	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
82	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	228	ABC Australia	38
83	NASA ScienceCasts	NASA Science	Science & Medicine	312	Unknown	39
84	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
85	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
86	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43
87	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
88	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
89	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	41
90	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
91	Thirst Gap: Learning to Live with Less on the Colorado River	KUNC	Science	7	Transistor	53
92	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	424	Unknown	38
93	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
94	Prehospital Paradigm Podcast	University Hospitals of Cleveland	Science	180	Libsyn	27
95	Мослекторий	Москва 24	Science	711	mave	83
96	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	627	Ximalaya	49
97	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
98	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
99	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	33
100	CREEK DEVIL	william jevning	Science	100	Podbean	58

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.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in USA.
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