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 Jul 2026

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07/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 320

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:50:04

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

5. Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Transistor (6 shows)

5. Podbean (6 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	492	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
5	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	408	Megaphone	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	630	Megaphone	58
11	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	573	RedCircle	53
12	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
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	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
17	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
18	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
19	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
20	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
21	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
22	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	294	Spreaker	43
23	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
24	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
25	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
26	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
27	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	138	Libsyn	78
28	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	441	ART19	68
29	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
30	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
31	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
32	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
33	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
35	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
36	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
37	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
38	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
39	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	592	Libsyn	48
40	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
41	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
42	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
43	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
44	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
45	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
46	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
47	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
48	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
49	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
50	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	23	Spotify for Podcasters	41
51	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
52	Positive Charge by GeekWire	GeekWire	Science	6	Omny Studio	58
53	The Wild Line	Wild Idea Media	Science	64	Transistor	48
54	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	261	Simplecast	63
55	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	234	Spreaker	70
56	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
57	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
58	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
59	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	160	Unknown	64
60	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
61	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
62	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	63	Megaphone	62
63	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
64	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
65	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
66	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	256	Spotify for Podcasters	22
67	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
68	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	976	Captivate	89
69	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	298	Libsyn	58
70	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
71	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
72	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
73	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
74	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
75	Arthro-Pod	Jonathan Larson	Science & Medicine	60	Podbean	59
76	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	105	Buzzsprout	73
77	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
78	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	69	Megaphone	69
79	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
80	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
81	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
82	Consciousness and the Brain	Bernard Baars, PhD \| Nautilus Press Publishing Group	Science	28	Podbean	72
83	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
84	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47
85	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
86	Thirst Gap: Learning to Live with Less on the Colorado River	KUNC	Science	7	Transistor	53
87	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
88	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
89	CREEK DEVIL	william jevning	Science	100	Podbean	58
90	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
91	Мослекторий	Москва 24	Science	702	mave	83
92	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
93	Dairy Digressions	ADSA	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	68
94	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	374	Libsyn	38
95	Don't Eat Poop! A Food Safety Podcast	Food Safety Specialists: Matthew Regusci and Francine L Shaw	Science	185	Transistor	68
96	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2448	Libsyn	42
97	Whale Facts	Factual Whaler	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	33
98	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
99	The Synthetic Biology Podcast	The University of Edinburgh	Science & Medicine	4	Unknown	22
100	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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