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 Sep 2026

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09/21/2026

Average data

Episodes: 350

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:47:46

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. NHPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Spreaker (10 shows)

4. Megaphone (7 shows)

5. Podbean (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	671	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	728	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
5	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	76	Podbean	42
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
8	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	599	ART19	42
10	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
11	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
12	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
13	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
14	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
15	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
16	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
17	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	506	Spreaker	54
18	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
19	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	575	RedCircle	53
20	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	293	Spotify for Podcasters	52
21	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
22	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
23	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
24	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
25	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
26	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
27	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
28	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
29	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
30	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
31	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
32	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
33	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
34	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
35	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	5	Megaphone	63
36	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	512	Spreaker	69
37	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
38	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
39	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
40	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
41	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
42	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	235	Spreaker	70
43	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	620	Spreaker	43
44	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
45	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
46	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
47	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
48	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
50	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
51	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
52	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	206	Libsyn	78
53	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
54	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
55	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	594	Libsyn	48
56	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	304	Spotify for Podcasters	33
57	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	128	Spotify for Podcasters	32
58	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
59	佐々木亮の宇宙ばなし	佐々木亮	Science	2000	Spotify for Podcasters	53
60	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
61	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
62	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
63	The Wild Quiet	Bre Harris	Science	3	Captivate	48
64	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
65	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
66	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
67	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
68	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	227	ABC Australia	38
69	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
70	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
71	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
72	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2454	Libsyn	42
73	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
74	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	977	Captivate	89
75	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
76	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
77	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	841	Ximalaya	38
78	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
79	Joint Approach	Musculoskeletal Infection Society	Science	75	Libsyn	38
80	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	70	Megaphone	69
81	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
82	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
83	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
84	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	363	Spotify for Podcasters	58
85	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
86	The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast	Eva Monheim	Science	211	Spotify for Podcasters	37
87	NASA ScienceCasts	NASA Science	Science & Medicine	312	Unknown	39
88	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
89	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	374	Libsyn	38
90	Motivational Interviewing & Beyond	Joel Porter & Steve Rollnick	Science	33	Buzzsprout	52
91	Just Ecology	Karl Just	Science	24	Podbean	52
92	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
93	Apes Among Us	NAWAC	Science	20	Podbean	48
94	Spooky Science Sisters	Evergreen Podcasts \| Killer Podcasts	Science	113	Megaphone	63
95	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	427	Spreaker	48
96	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
97	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
98	Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine	Shiho Cierra Fujimaru	Science	419	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	Raised on the Farm	Chad, Marlowe, & Marisa	Science	47	Buzzsprout	48
100	Thirst Gap: Learning to Live with Less on the Colorado River	KUNC	Science	7	Transistor	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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