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 Apr 2026

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04/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 327

Frequency: every 24 days

Duration: 00:47:27

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Yale Center for Environmental Communication (1 shows)

5. Brian Brock/Todd Stevens (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (23 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
3	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
4	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	411	Megaphone	48
5	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
6	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
8	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
9	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	296	Spreaker	43
10	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
11	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	627	Spreaker	69
12	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
13	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	577	RedCircle	53
14	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
15	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
16	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	634	Megaphone	58
17	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
18	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
19	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
20	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
21	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
22	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
23	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	296	Spotify for Podcasters	52
24	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
25	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	141	Libsyn	78
26	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	207	Libsyn	78
27	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	335	Buzzsprout	52
28	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
29	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
30	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
31	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
32	Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiosos	Cumbre Kids	Kids & Family	187	Buzzsprout	48
33	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	513	Spreaker	69
34	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
35	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
36	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
37	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
38	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	65	Megaphone	68
39	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	33
40	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
41	Lost River Legends	Lost River Legends	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	33
42	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	176	Blubrry	48
43	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	14	Acast	73
44	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
45	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	621	Spreaker	43
46	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
47	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	116	Libsyn	52
48	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	161	Spotify for Podcasters	28
49	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
50	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	35	Libsyn	32
51	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	597	Libsyn	48
52	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
53	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
54	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
55	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	981	Captivate	89
56	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
57	Fins, Fur, and Feathers	Joe Gerken and Drew Ricketts	Science	76	Libsyn	48
59	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	264	Simplecast	63
60	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
61	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	110	Buzzsprout	73
62	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	129	Spotify for Podcasters	32
63	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
64	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
65	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
66	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	643	lizhi.fm	32
67	ZSL Wild Science Podcast	Zoological Society of London	Science	52	Libsyn	48
68	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
69	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	70	Megaphone	69
70	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
71	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
72	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	457	Acast	54
73	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	261	Libsyn	47
74	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
75	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	165	Captivate	32
76	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
77	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
78	Whale Tales Podcast	Whale Tales	Science	107	Blubrry	32
79	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
80	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
81	Every Plant Has A Story	Jill Cloutier	Science	38	Libsyn	38
82	terrestrial	KUOW News and Information	Science	17	Unknown	43
83	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	305	Libsyn	32
84	FQxI Podcast	The Foundational Questions Institute	Science & Medicine	114	Libsyn	38
85	Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine	Shiho Cierra Fujimaru	Science	419	Spotify for Podcasters	38
86	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
87	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
88	AquaDiary: Water Mysteries, Science & News	Ally Berry	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
89	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	229	ABC Australia	38
90	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	216	Buzzsprout	43
91	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
92	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
93	Paranormal Fears	Podcast Audio House	Science	44	Spreaker	54
94	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	622	Libsyn	72
95	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2465	Libsyn	42
96	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	259	Spotify for Podcasters	22
97	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
98	The Helix Center	The Helix Center	Natural Sciences	139	Unknown	54
99	Obscure Appalachia	Candis Casper	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	38
100	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	365	Spotify for Podcasters	58

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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