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 24 Feb 2026

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02/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 340

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:50:16

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts (1 shows)

5. Anthony Colangelo (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (21 shows)

2. Spreaker (12 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	504	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	859	Omny Studio	48
5	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
8	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
9	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
10	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
11	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	297	Spreaker	59
12	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
13	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	584	RedCircle	53
14	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
15	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
16	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
17	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
18	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	289	Libsyn	48
19	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
20	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
21	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	103	Podbean	42
22	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	518	Spreaker	69
23	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
24	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
25	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	212	Libsyn	78
26	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	454	Spreaker	54
27	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
28	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	645	Megaphone	58
29	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
30	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	310	Spotify for Podcasters	33
31	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	606	Libsyn	48
32	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
33	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	52
34	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
35	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
36	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
37	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	173	Podbean	31
38	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	626	Spreaker	43
39	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
40	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	263	Spotify for Podcasters	22
41	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
42	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	134	Spotify for Podcasters	32
43	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
44	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
45	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
46	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
47	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
48	Palaeo After Dark	James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve	Science	363	Libsyn	48
49	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2496	Libsyn	42
50	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	62	Transistor	58
51	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	19	Blubrry	38
52	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	73	Megaphone	69
53	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
54	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	171	Spotify for Podcasters	28
55	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
56	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
57	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	989	Captivate	89
58	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
59	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
60	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	67	Squarespace	48
61	Into The Bush Podcast	Into The Bush	Science	15	Substack	53
62	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
63	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	302	Libsyn	58
64	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	67	Megaphone	68
65	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
66	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
68	Sweet Talk: All Things Maple	Maple Program	Science	49	Spotify for Podcasters	42
69	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	640	Libsyn	72
70	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
71	Cryptid Chat With Yami	Yami Gonzalez	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	33
72	Saving Salmon	Atlantic Salmon Federation	Science	11	Spreaker	74
73	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	364	Blubrry	38
74	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
75	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	179	Blubrry	48
76	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	72	Buzzsprout	73
77	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
78	treehugger podcast	Michael T Yadrick	Science	67	Libsyn	62
79	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	461	Acast	54
80	Wildlife for You	Daryl and Stephanne	Science	105	Spotify for Podcasters	33
81	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
82	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
83	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	34	Squarespace	52
84	The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI	Alexander Schacht and Benjamin Piske, biometricians, statisticians and leaders in the pharma industry	Science	485	Podigee	48
85	Motivational Interviewing & Beyond	Joel Porter & Steve Rollnick	Science	33	Buzzsprout	52
86	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	233	ABC Australia	38
87	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
88	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	28
89	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
90	Timber University	Dr. Brady Self & Dr. Shaun Tanger	Science	47	Libsyn	58
91	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	234	CoHost	58
92	Coffee Roasting Navigated	Therese Brøndsted	Science & Medicine	17	Unknown	38
93	Growing Microgreens Podcast	Diego Footer	Science	30	Libsyn	42
94	Sustainable Winegrowing	Vineyard Team	Science	333	Libsyn	58
95	(don't) Waste Water! \| Water Tech to Solve the World	Antoine Walter	Science	507	Ausha	68
96	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	426	Unknown	38
97	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
98	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
99	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
100	Cryptid Clues	Urban Myth, Monsters, True Crime, Found Footage, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Skunk Ape, Cryptids, Ufos, Ghosts, Demons, Dogman, Skin Walker, Dover Demon, Yeti, Mothman, Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Lake monster, Possession, Gnomes, The Orbs, Ogopogo	Science	267	Spreaker	53

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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