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 22 Apr 2026

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04/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 347

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:00

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (1 shows)

5. Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Spreaker (11 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (6 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (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	729	Libsyn	43
3	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	848	Omny Studio	48
4	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	495	Buzzsprout	42
5	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
6	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
7	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	410	Megaphone	48
8	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	642	Libsyn	58
9	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
10	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
11	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
12	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	576	RedCircle	53
13	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
14	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
15	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	633	Megaphone	58
16	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
17	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
18	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
19	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
20	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
21	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
22	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
23	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	296	Spotify for Podcasters	52
24	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	207	Libsyn	78
25	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	334	Buzzsprout	52
26	Lost River Legends	Lost River Legends	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	33
27	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	513	Spreaker	69
28	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
29	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
30	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
31	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
32	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	140	Libsyn	78
33	Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiosos	Cumbre Kids	Kids & Family	187	Buzzsprout	48
34	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
35	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
36	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	35	Libsyn	32
37	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
38	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
39	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
40	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
41	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
42	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	621	Spreaker	43
43	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	33
44	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
45	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
46	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	161	Spotify for Podcasters	28
48	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
49	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	596	Libsyn	48
50	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	129	Spotify for Podcasters	32
51	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	979	Captivate	89
52	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	176	Blubrry	48
53	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
54	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
55	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
56	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
57	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
58	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	165	Captivate	32
59	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
60	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
61	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
62	ZSL Wild Science Podcast	Zoological Society of London	Science	52	Libsyn	48
63	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
64	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	261	Libsyn	47
65	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
66	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
67	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	263	Simplecast	63
68	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
69	FQxI Podcast	The Foundational Questions Institute	Science & Medicine	114	Libsyn	38
70	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
71	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
72	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	443	ART19	68
73	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
74	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
75	Paranormal Fears	Podcast Audio House	Science	44	Spreaker	54
76	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	622	Libsyn	72
77	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	109	Buzzsprout	73
78	That Bigfoot Podcast	Paranormal World Productions Studio	Science	230	Spreaker	59
79	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
80	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
81	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
82	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	70	Megaphone	69
83	The Urban Chicken Podcast - The Urbanite's Podcast Resource for Keeping Backyard Chickens	Jen Pitino: Urban Chicken-keeper & Backyard Chicken Enthusiast	Science	61	Libsyn	32
85	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
86	Weird Things	Andrew Mayne	Science & Medicine	1001	Unknown	43
87	Applied Mycology	Applied Mycology	Science	10	Spotify for Podcasters	63
88	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	229	CoHost	58
89	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
90	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	214	Buzzsprout	43
91	Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast	Research Insights	Science	392	Libsyn	27
92	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	428	Spreaker	48
93	The Moos Room™	University of Minnesota Extension	Science	367	Transistor	48
94	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
95	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2461	Libsyn	42
96	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	228	ABC Australia	38
97	Tom Nelson	Thomas Nelson	Science	433	Spotify for Podcasters	38
98	BioScience Talks	American Institute of Biological Sciences	Science	182	Transistor	48
99	Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology On the Beat	Paul J. Wang, MD	Science	42	Libsyn	42
100	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43

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.

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