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 23 Jan 2026

01/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 362
Frequency: every 16 days
Duration: 00:47:39

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)
3. ABC Australia (2 shows)
4. NHPR (2 shows)
5. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)
2. Spreaker (11 shows)
3. Simplecast (7 shows)
4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)
5. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience676Simplecast
63
2Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience732Libsyn
43
3Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience502Buzzsprout
42
4Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience856Omny Studio
48
5Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
6Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience415Megaphone
48
7Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience631Spreaker
69
8Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience645Libsyn
58
9Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience604ART19
42
10Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience391Podbean
41
11Podcast Backwoods Bigfoot StoriesBackwoods Bigfoot StoriesBackwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture294Spreaker
59
12Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience581RedCircle
53
13Podcast Ask a Spaceman!Ask a Spaceman!Paul M. SutterScience288Libsyn
48
14Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience500Audioboom
48
15Podcast Paranormal PortalParanormal PortalParanormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal GhostsScience491Spreaker
69
16Podcast Crime Pays But Botany Doesn'tCrime Pays But Botany Doesn'tTony SantoreScience297Spreaker
43
17Podcast UFO Chronicles PodcastUFO Chronicles PodcastNik HunterScience448Spreaker
54
18Podcast I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI KNOW DINO, LLCScience585ART19
62
19Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience94Libsyn
68
20Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
21Podcast The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalThe Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalGhost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural StoriesScience500Audioboom
53
22Podcast Main Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut OffAnthony ColangeloScience341Simplecast
63
23Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science642Megaphone
58
24Podcast The Science of Everything PodcastThe Science of Everything PodcastJames FodorScience172Podbean
31
25Podcast Grazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing GrassScience225Transistor
53
26Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience304Spotify for Podcasters
52
27Podcast The Numberphile PodcastThe Numberphile PodcastBrady HaranScience & Medicine66Squarespace
48
28Podcast Weather GeeksWeather GeeksWeather Group TelevisionScience444ART19
68
29Podcast Science Stuff To Blow Your MindScience Stuff To Blow Your MindPodgoScience35Libsyn
32
30Podcast Strange Animals PodcastStrange Animals PodcastKatherine ShawScience300Blubrry
48
31Podcast Where Is My Mind?Where Is My Mind?Mark Gober and Blue Duck MediaScience9WideOrbit
58
32Podcast Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastHillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastJerry PaulleyScience1000Spreaker
38
33Podcast Terrible LizardsTerrible LizardsIszi Lawrence and David HoneScience143Libsyn
78
34Podcast Cryptid CreaturesCryptid CreaturesBrian Brock/Todd StevensScience309Spotify for Podcasters
33
35Podcast Alien EncountersAlien EncountersScience ChannelScience11Acast
59
36Podcast MonsterTalkMonsterTalkBlake SmithScience516Spreaker
69
38Podcast The Acres U.S.A. PodcastThe Acres U.S.A. PodcastAcres U.S.A.®Science132Spotify for Podcasters
32
39Podcast Wild Turkey ScienceWild Turkey ScienceDr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will GulsbyScience210Libsyn
78
40Podcast Brain InspiredBrain InspiredPaul MiddlebrooksScience163Unknown
64
41Podcast Farm Small Farm SmartFarm Small Farm SmartThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience604Libsyn
48
42Podcast Infectious Disease PuscastInfectious Disease PuscastVincent RacanielloScience117Libsyn
52
43Podcast ExtinctZooExtinctZooExtinctZooScience168Spotify for Podcasters
28
44Podcast 6 Ranch Podcast6 Ranch PodcastJames NashScience338Buzzsprout
52
45Podcast Untold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkScience1000Spreaker
54
46Podcast Eons: Surviving Deep TimeEons: Surviving Deep TimePBSScience25PRX
63
47Podcast The Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastScience178Blubrry
48
48Podcast How WildHow WildNPRScience16PRX
63
49Podcast Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaTalk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaCara Santa MariaScience624Spreaker
43
50Podcast Daniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseDaniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience639Omny Studio
53
51Podcast ManifoldManifoldSteve HsuScience174Transistor
58
52Podcast Haunted AmericaHaunted AmericaHaunted AmericaScience101Spotify for Podcasters
43
53Podcast SunCastSunCastNico JohnsonScience987Captivate
89
54Podcast Cannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastCannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastTad HusseyScience168Simplecast
47
55Podcast Off-NominalOff-NominalJake Robins, Anthony ColangeloScience267Simplecast
63
56Podcast Tinfoil TalesTinfoil TalesBrandon WrightScience308Simplecast
84
57Podcast The Genetics PodcastThe Genetics PodcastSano GeneticsScience262Spotify for Podcasters
22
58Podcast The Humble HoofThe Humble HoofAlicia HarlovScience167Captivate
32
59Podcast The Stem Cell PodcastThe Stem Cell PodcastThe Stem Cell PodcastScience363Blubrry
38
60Podcast Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul WheatonHomesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheatonpaul wheatonScience & Medicine100Blubrry Podcasting
38
61Podcast Bigfoot’s Wilderness PodcastBigfoot’s Wilderness PodcastBigfoot's Wilderness PodcastScience141Spreaker
43
62Podcast 科学史评话最新专辑科学史评话最新专辑科学史评话Science & Medicine628Ximalaya
49
63Podcast In Research OfIn Research OfWilliam Blake SmithScience121Libsyn
68
64Podcast The Science ShowThe Science ShowABC AustraliaScience250ABC Australia
38
65Podcast What The Duck?!What The Duck?!ABC AustraliaScience232ABC Australia
38
66Podcast Food Safety MattersFood Safety MattersFood Safety MagazineScience301Libsyn
58
67Podcast SilviCastSilviCastWisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesScience71Buzzsprout
73
68Podcast Curiosity UnboundedCuriosity UnboundedMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Science18Blubrry
53
69Podcast Eye On The SkyEye On The SkyVermont PublicScience200PRX
43
70Podcast Brain MattersBrain MattersBrain Matters NeuroscienceScience53Libsyn
38
71Podcast Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture PodcastSustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture PodcastJill CloutierScience169Libsyn
27
72Podcast Patient ZeroPatient ZeroNHPRScience14Megaphone
38
73Podcast The Field GuidesThe Field GuidesThe Field GuidesScience & Medicine104Squarespace
49
74Podcast Shark Week: The PodcastShark Week: The PodcastDiscoveryScience70Acast
73
75Podcast Authentic BiochemistryAuthentic BiochemistryDr Daniel J. GuerraScience1338Spotify for Podcasters
28
76Podcast Night ScienceNight ScienceItai Yanai & Martin LercherScience90Buzzsprout
58
77Podcast The Guide Post The Guide Post American Saltwater Guides AssociationScience233CoHost
58
78Podcast Farm Small Farm Smart DailyFarm Small Farm Smart DailyThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience2488Libsyn
42
79Podcast 原来是这样 Dscience原来是这样 Dscience原来是这样 Dscienceother645lizhi.fm
32
80Podcast Climate ConnectionsClimate ConnectionsYale Center for Environmental CommunicationScience100Libsyn
53
81Podcast Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries PodcastResearch Insights, a Society of Actuaries PodcastResearch InsightsScience393Libsyn
27
82Podcast Inside NATURE on PBSInside NATURE on PBSPBS NatureScience & Medicine14Soundcloud
49
83Podcast Natural Resources UniversityNatural Resources UniversityCollaboration of land-grant universitiesScience635Libsyn
72
84Podcast AnthroBiology PodcastAnthroBiology PodcastGaby LaperaScience76Libsyn
42
85Podcast Ask Us Anything by Popular ScienceAsk Us Anything by Popular SciencePopular ScienceScience66Megaphone
68
86Podcast This Week in EvolutionThis Week in EvolutionVincent RacanielloScience100Libsyn
58
87Podcast America Adapts the Climate Change PodcastAmerica Adapts the Climate Change PodcastDoug ParsonsScience263Libsyn
47
88Podcast Gamebird UniversityGamebird UniversityMississippi State University Extension ServiceScience20Libsyn
73
89Podcast Consciousness and the BrainConsciousness and the BrainBernard Baars, PhD | Nautilus Press Publishing GroupScience28Podbean
72
90Podcast New Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in Environmental StudiesMarshall PoeScience600Simplecast
63
91Podcast Weather InsiderWeather InsiderAccuWeatherScience845Acast
43
92Podcast The Weather LoungeThe Weather LoungetheweatherloungeScience126Podbean
58
93Podcast Yellowstone In DepthYellowstone In Depthunknown_authorScience & Medicine7Unknown
33
94Podcast Cincinnati Zoo TalesCincinnati Zoo TalescincinnatizooScience100Podbean
58
95Podcast This Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastThis Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastDr. Kirsten Sanford Science MediaScience51Libsyn
52
96Podcast Bird’s Eye ViewBird’s Eye ViewMathew G. RadfordScience220Buzzsprout
43
97Podcast The Bigfoot ReportThe Bigfoot ReportParanormal World ProductionsScience377Spreaker
64
98Podcast Most Terrifying Places in AmericaMost Terrifying Places in AmericaTravel ChannelScience67Acast
53
99Podcast La Ciencia PopLa Ciencia PopGabriel LeónScience255Buzzsprout
73
100Podcast Paleo NerdsPaleo NerdspaleonerdsScience102Podbean
42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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