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 Oct 2026

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10/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 340

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:47:06

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (9 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	676	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
4	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	416	Megaphone	48
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	632	Spreaker	69
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
9	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
10	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	304	Spotify for Podcasters	52
11	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
12	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
15	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
16	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
17	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
18	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
19	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	449	Spreaker	54
20	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	642	Megaphone	58
21	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
22	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	338	Buzzsprout	52
23	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	582	RedCircle	53
24	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
25	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
26	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	625	Spreaker	43
27	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
28	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	267	Simplecast	63
29	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
30	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
31	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
32	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
33	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	517	Spreaker	69
34	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
36	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
37	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
38	Joint Approach	Musculoskeletal Infection Society	Science	78	Libsyn	38
39	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	133	Spotify for Podcasters	32
40	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	628	Ximalaya	49
41	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
42	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
43	Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant	PBS Nature	Science	44	Megaphone	53
44	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	117	Libsyn	52
45	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
46	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	10	Megaphone	63
47	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	143	Libsyn	78
48	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	28
49	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
50	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
51	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	262	Spotify for Podcasters	22
52	Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	16	Unknown	58
53	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	232	ABC Australia	38
54	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
55	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	211	Libsyn	78
56	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	309	Spotify for Podcasters	33
57	AnthroBiology Podcast	Gaby Lapera	Science	76	Libsyn	42
58	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
59	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
60	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
61	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
62	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	604	Libsyn	48
63	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
64	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
65	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
66	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
67	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	40	Libsyn	58
68	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
69	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	168	Simplecast	47
70	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
71	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
72	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
73	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	263	Libsyn	47
74	Evolution Talk	Rick Coste	Science	167	Libsyn	43
75	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	66	Megaphone	68
76	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	432	Spreaker	48
77	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
78	Apes Among Us	NAWAC	Science	20	Podbean	48
79	La Ciencia Pop	Gabriel León	Science	255	Buzzsprout	73
80	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
81	CREEK DEVIL	william jevning	Science	100	Podbean	58
82	History of the Earth	Richard I. Gibson	Science & Medicine	14	Feedburner	59
83	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
84	Orbital Path	PRX	Science	45	PRX	59
85	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	72	Megaphone	69
86	科学真相	佚名不深藏	Science & Medicine	404	Ximalaya	53
87	Digital Pathology Podcast	Aleksandra Zuraw, DVM, PhD	Science	252	Buzzsprout	62
88	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
89	WeMartians Podcast	Jake Robins	Science	146	Simplecast	68
90	Мослекторий	Москва 24	Science	730	mave	83
91	Dairy Digressions	ADSA	Science	42	Spotify for Podcasters	68
92	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
93	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	636	Libsyn	72
94	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
95	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	427	Unknown	38
96	天方烨谈	基因频道	Science & Medicine	2000	Ximalaya	43
97	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Permaculture P.I.M.P.cast	Science	500	Audioboom	37
98	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
99	Asimov Press	Asimov Press	Science	111	Spotify for Podcasters	22
100	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	987	Captivate	89

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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