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 21 Feb 2026

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02/21/2026

Average data

Episodes: 342

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:47:32

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Collaboration of land-grant universities (1 shows)

5. In Defense of Plants (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

3. Spreaker (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 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	729	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	495	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	848	Omny Studio	48
5	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	410	Megaphone	48
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
8	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	283	Spreaker	59
9	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
11	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	642	Libsyn	58
12	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
13	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
14	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
16	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	334	Buzzsprout	52
17	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
18	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	576	RedCircle	53
19	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
20	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
21	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
22	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
23	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	633	Megaphone	58
24	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
25	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	140	Libsyn	78
26	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	596	Libsyn	48
27	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
28	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	296	Spotify for Podcasters	52
29	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
30	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
31	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	513	Spreaker	69
32	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
34	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
35	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
36	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	258	Spotify for Podcasters	22
37	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
38	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	207	Libsyn	78
39	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	59	Transistor	58
40	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	129	Spotify for Podcasters	32
41	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
42	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
43	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	228	ABC Australia	38
44	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
45	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	161	Spotify for Podcasters	28
46	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
47	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	33
48	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
49	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
50	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
51	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
52	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
53	Signals from the Deep: Radio Hour	James Huddleston	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
54	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
55	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
56	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
57	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
58	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
59	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	621	Spreaker	43
60	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	176	Blubrry	48
61	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
62	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
63	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
64	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	622	Libsyn	72
65	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	263	Simplecast	63
66	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2461	Libsyn	42
67	Asimov Press	Asimov Press	Science	109	Spotify for Podcasters	22
68	Solar Maverick Podcast	Benoy Thanjan	Science & Medicine	293	Podbean	52
69	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	165	Captivate	32
70	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
71	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
72	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	299	Libsyn	58
73	Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	15	Unknown	63
74	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	443	ART19	68
75	Motivational Interviewing & Beyond	Joel Porter & Steve Rollnick	Science	33	Buzzsprout	52
76	Tinfoil Tales	Brandon Wright	Science	301	Simplecast	84
77	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
78	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
79	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
80	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
81	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	627	Ximalaya	49
82	The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI	Alexander Schacht and Benjamin Piske, biometricians, statisticians and leaders in the pharma industry	Science	480	Podigee	48
83	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
84	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	364	Spotify for Podcasters	58
85	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
86	Best Horse Practices Podcast	Maddy Butcher	Science	100	Libsyn	72
87	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	424	Unknown	38
88	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	375	Libsyn	38
89	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
90	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
91	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	214	Buzzsprout	43
92	Timber University	Dr. Brady Self & Dr. Shaun Tanger	Science	45	Libsyn	58
93	treehugger podcast	Michael T Yadrick	Science	67	Libsyn	62
94	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	109	Buzzsprout	73
95	Grassfed Life	Diego Footer	Science	176	Libsyn	38
96	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
97	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	361	Blubrry	38
98	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
99	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43
100	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	35	Libsyn	32

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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