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 Nov 2025

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11/24/2025

Average data

Episodes: 382

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:02

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. ABC Australia (2 shows)

4. NHPR (2 shows)

5. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (24 shows)

2. Spreaker (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (7 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (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	503	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
5	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
6	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
8	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
9	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	633	Spreaker	69
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
11	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
12	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	450	Spreaker	54
13	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
14	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
15	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	295	Spreaker	59
16	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
17	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
18	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
19	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
20	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
21	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	643	Megaphone	58
22	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
23	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	583	RedCircle	53
24	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
25	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
26	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
27	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
28	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
29	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
30	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	517	Spreaker	69
31	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
32	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
33	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	304	Spotify for Podcasters	52
34	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
36	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
37	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
38	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
39	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	28
40	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
41	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
42	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
43	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
44	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
45	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
46	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
47	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
48	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
49	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
50	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	342	Simplecast	63
51	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	309	Spotify for Podcasters	33
52	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
53	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
54	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
55	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
56	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	989	Captivate	89
57	The Beljanski Cancer Talk Show	The Beljanski Foundation	Science	68	Buzzsprout	53
58	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
59	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	232	ABC Australia	38
60	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
61	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	625	Spreaker	43
62	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
63	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	263	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	211	Libsyn	78
65	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	133	Spotify for Podcasters	32
66	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
67	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	460	Acast	54
68	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
69	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	432	Spreaker	48
70	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
71	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	605	Libsyn	48
72	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	628	Ximalaya	49
73	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
74	SETI Live	SETI Institute	Science	164	Libsyn	68
75	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
76	Inquiries of our Reality with Shayn Jones	Bizarre Reality Media	Science	487	Spreaker	94
77	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2492	Libsyn	42
78	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	103	Podbean	42
79	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
80	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
81	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	636	Libsyn	72
82	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	377	Libsyn	38
83	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
84	La Ciencia Pop	Gabriel León	Science	255	Buzzsprout	73
85	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
86	Zoo Logic	Dr. Grey Stafford	Science	413	Libsyn	73
87	Palaeo After Dark	James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve	Science	362	Libsyn	48
88	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
89	Paws & Reward Podcast	Marissa Martino, CDBC, CTC	Science	85	Libsyn	38
90	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
91	The Microbiome Podcast	The American Microbiome Institute	Science	11	Libsyn	38
92	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
93	Evolution Talk	Rick Coste	Science	167	Libsyn	43
94	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
95	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	847	Ximalaya	38
96	The Fisheries Podcast	A team of fisheries scientists	Science	100	Podbean	52
97	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
98	Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	17	Unknown	58
99	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
100	天方烨谈	基因频道	Science & Medicine	2000	Ximalaya	43

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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