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 Jul 2026

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07/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 335

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:46:44

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. With Seth and Hudson (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

3. Spreaker (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
4	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
7	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
8	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
9	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
10	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
11	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
12	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
13	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
14	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
15	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
16	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
17	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
18	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
19	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
20	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
21	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
22	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
23	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
24	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
25	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
26	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
27	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
28	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
29	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
30	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
31	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
32	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
33	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
34	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
35	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
36	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
37	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
38	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
39	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
40	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
41	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
42	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
43	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
44	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
45	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	41
46	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
47	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
48	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
49	The Wild Line	Wild Idea Media	Science	64	Transistor	48
50	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	235	Spreaker	70
51	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
53	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
54	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
55	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
56	Positive Charge by GeekWire	GeekWire	Science	6	Omny Studio	58
57	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
58	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
59	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
60	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
61	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
62	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
63	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
64	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	593	Libsyn	48
65	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
66	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
67	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	977	Captivate	89
68	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
69	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
70	Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast	Food Safety Specialists: Matthew Regusci and Francine L Shaw	Science	185	Transistor	68
71	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	69	Megaphone	69
72	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	106	Buzzsprout	73
73	Gamebird University	Mississippi State University Extension Service	Science	19	Libsyn	79
74	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
75	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	298	Libsyn	58
76	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
77	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47
78	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
79	Yellowstone In Depth	unknown_author	Science & Medicine	7	Unknown	33
80	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
81	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
82	Alô, Ciência?	Alô, Ciência?	Science	174	Blubrry Podcasting	49
83	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
84	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
85	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	426	Spreaker	48
86	Talkin' Cotton Podcast	University of Georgia's Cotton Team	Science	63	Buzzsprout	62
87	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2450	Libsyn	42
88	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
89	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
90	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	228	CoHost	58
91	Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park	National Park Service	Science & Medicine	6	Unknown	N/A
92	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	641	lizhi.fm	32
93	The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI	Alexander Schacht and Benjamin Piske, biometricians, statisticians and leaders in the pharma industry	Science	480	Podigee	48
94	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
95	Thirst Gap: Learning to Live with Less on the Colorado River	KUNC	Science	7	Transistor	53
96	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
97	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
98	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
99	The Fisheries Podcast	A team of fisheries scientists	Science	100	Podbean	52
100	Grassfed Life	Diego Footer	Science	176	Libsyn	38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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