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 Aug 2025

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08/21/2025

Average data

Episodes: 350

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:50:27

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. Bizarre Reality Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Spreaker (15 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
3	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	859	Omny Studio	48
4	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
5	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	504	Buzzsprout	42
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
7	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
9	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
10	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
11	Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess	Blaze Podcast Network	Science	239	Megaphone	38
12	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
13	P.E.E.P. Podcast (People Experiencing Everyday Paranormal)	Nicolle Morock	Science	131	Spreaker	48
14	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
15	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
16	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	584	RedCircle	53
17	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	645	Megaphone	58
18	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
19	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
20	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
21	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	52
22	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
23	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
24	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	289	Libsyn	48
25	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	454	Spreaker	54
26	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	67	Squarespace	48
27	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
28	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	297	Spreaker	59
29	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
30	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
31	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
32	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
33	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
34	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
35	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	263	Libsyn	47
36	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
37	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	518	Spreaker	69
38	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
39	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
40	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
41	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	173	Podbean	31
42	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
43	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
44	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
45	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	310	Spotify for Podcasters	33
46	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
47	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	263	Spotify for Podcasters	22
48	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
49	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	212	Libsyn	78
50	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
51	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
52	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
53	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	103	Podbean	42
54	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	626	Spreaker	43
55	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
56	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	179	Blubrry	48
57	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	134	Spotify for Podcasters	32
58	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
59	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
60	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	364	Blubrry	38
61	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
62	Inquiries of our Reality with Shayn Jones	Bizarre Reality Media	Science	487	Spreaker	94
63	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	171	Spotify for Podcasters	28
64	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
65	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2496	Libsyn	42
67	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
68	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
69	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	606	Libsyn	48
70	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
71	Remediation Deep Dive - PFAS Environmental Science in 7 Minutes or Less	Regenesis Bioremediation, Inc.	Science	9	Podbean	42
72	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	377	Libsyn	38
73	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
74	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
75	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
76	Making Science with Tom Whipple	The Times	Science	12	Acast	48
77	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
78	Two Scientists Walk into a Watershed	2SciGorls	Natural Sciences	2	N/A	N/A
79	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
80	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	72	Buzzsprout	73
81	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	989	Captivate	89
82	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	233	ABC Australia	38
83	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	234	CoHost	58
84	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
85	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
86	Tom Nelson	Thomas Nelson	Science	444	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
88	Bizarre Encounters with Shayn & Orin	Bizarre Reality Media	Science	196	Spreaker	64
89	Today's Voices of Conservation Science	Christopher Guy	Science	70	Buzzsprout	52
90	Dairy Digressions	ADSA	Science	42	Spotify for Podcasters	68
91	Motivational Interviewing & Beyond	Joel Porter & Steve Rollnick	Science	33	Buzzsprout	52
92	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
93	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	640	Libsyn	72
94	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
95	CREEK DEVIL	william jevning	Science	100	Podbean	58
96	Nature Sounds	ABC	Science	22	ABC Australia	62
97	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
98	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
99	(don't) Waste Water! \| Water Tech to Solve the World	Antoine Walter	Science	507	Ausha	68
100	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	221	Buzzsprout	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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