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 Sep 2026

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09/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 334

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:49:13

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. SpectreVision Radio (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (21 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Megaphone (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	868	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
3	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	848	Omny Studio	48
4	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	495	Buzzsprout	42
5	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	410	Megaphone	48
6	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	79	Podbean	42
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
8	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
9	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
10	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
11	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
12	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	642	Libsyn	58
13	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	443	ART19	68
14	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
15	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
16	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	575	RedCircle	53
17	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	59	Transistor	58
18	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	633	Megaphone	58
19	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
20	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
21	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
22	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
23	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
24	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	295	Spotify for Podcasters	52
25	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
26	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
27	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
28	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	334	Buzzsprout	52
29	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
30	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	140	Libsyn	78
31	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	512	Spreaker	69
32	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
33	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	620	Spreaker	43
34	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	206	Libsyn	78
35	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
36	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2460	Libsyn	42
37	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
38	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	161	Spotify for Podcasters	28
39	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
40	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
41	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	6	Megaphone	63
43	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
44	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	176	Blubrry	48
45	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
46	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	128	Spotify for Podcasters	32
47	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
48	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	258	Spotify for Podcasters	22
49	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	596	Libsyn	48
50	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	263	Simplecast	63
51	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	33
52	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	236	Spreaker	70
53	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
54	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
55	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
56	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	70	Megaphone	69
57	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
58	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
59	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	979	Captivate	89
60	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
61	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
62	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
63	Joint Approach	Musculoskeletal Infection Society	Science	76	Libsyn	38
64	In Search of Soil with Diego Footer	Diego Footer	Science	1	Libsyn	58
65	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
66	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
67	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
68	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	621	Libsyn	72
69	The Wild Quiet	Bre Harris	Science	5	Captivate	48
70	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	165	Captivate	32
71	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
72	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	299	Libsyn	58
73	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
74	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
75	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
76	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
77	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
78	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	627	Ximalaya	49
79	Time and Tide	New Hampshire Sea Grant	Science	21	Transistor	68
80	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
81	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	842	Ximalaya	38
82	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
83	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
84	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
85	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
86	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
87	Oceanography (Audio)	UCTV	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	43
88	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
89	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
90	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
91	Motivational Interviewing & Beyond	Joel Porter & Steve Rollnick	Science	33	Buzzsprout	52
92	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
93	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	108	Buzzsprout	73
94	Asimov Press	Asimov Press	Science	108	Spotify for Podcasters	22
95	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
96	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
97	Today's Voices of Conservation Science	Christopher Guy	Science	70	Buzzsprout	52
98	Obscure Appalachia	Candis Casper	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Science	500	Audioboom	37
100	Мослекторий	Москва 24	Science	710	mave	83

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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