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 25 Feb 2026

02/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 356
Frequency: every 16 days
Duration: 00:49:34

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. NHPR (2 shows)
3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)
4. James Fodor (1 shows)
5. Robinson Erhardt (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)
2. Spreaker (12 shows)
3. Simplecast (9 shows)
4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)
5. Megaphone (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience868Simplecast
63
2Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience729Libsyn
43
3Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience848Omny Studio
48
4Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience495Buzzsprout
42
5Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience626Spreaker
69
6Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
7Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience410Megaphone
48
8Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience600ART19
42
9Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience642Libsyn
58
10Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience385Podbean
41
11Podcast Backwoods Bigfoot StoriesBackwoods Bigfoot StoriesBackwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture283Spreaker
59
12Podcast Crime Pays But Botany Doesn'tCrime Pays But Botany Doesn'tTony SantoreScience295Spreaker
43
13Podcast UFO Chronicles PodcastUFO Chronicles PodcastNik HunterScience507Spreaker
54
14Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience500Audioboom
48
15Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience576RedCircle
53
16Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science633Megaphone
58
17Podcast I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastI KNOW DINO, LLCScience583ART19
62
18Podcast How WildHow WildNPRScience16PRX
63
19Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
20Podcast Ask a Spaceman!Ask a Spaceman!Paul M. SutterScience286Libsyn
48
21Podcast The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalThe Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalGhost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural StoriesScience500Audioboom
53
22Podcast Paranormal PortalParanormal PortalParanormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal GhostsScience491Spreaker
69
23Podcast Wild Turkey ScienceWild Turkey ScienceDr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will GulsbyScience207Libsyn
78
24Podcast 6 Ranch Podcast6 Ranch PodcastJames NashScience334Buzzsprout
52
25Podcast Cryptid CreaturesCryptid CreaturesBrian Brock/Todd StevensScience305Spotify for Podcasters
33
26Podcast MonsterTalkMonsterTalkBlake SmithScience513Spreaker
69
27Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience93Libsyn
68
28Podcast Paleo NerdsPaleo NerdspaleonerdsScience101Podbean
42
29Podcast The Science of Everything PodcastThe Science of Everything PodcastJames FodorScience172Podbean
31
30Podcast Terrible LizardsTerrible LizardsIszi Lawrence and David HoneScience140Libsyn
78
31Podcast Eons: Surviving Deep TimeEons: Surviving Deep TimePBSScience25PRX
63
32Podcast Where Is My Mind?Where Is My Mind?Mark Gober and Blue Duck MediaScience9WideOrbit
58
33Podcast Farm Small Farm SmartFarm Small Farm SmartThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience596Libsyn
48
34Podcast Strange Animals PodcastStrange Animals PodcastKatherine ShawScience300Blubrry
48
35Podcast Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaTalk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaCara Santa MariaScience621Spreaker
43
36Podcast Curiosity UnboundedCuriosity UnboundedMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Science18Blubrry
53
37Podcast Untold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkUntold Radio NetworkScience1000Spreaker
54
39Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience296Spotify for Podcasters
52
40Podcast Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastHillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal PodcastJerry PaulleyScience1000Spreaker
38
41Podcast Farm Small Farm Smart DailyFarm Small Farm Smart DailyThe Modern Grower Podcast NetworkScience2461Libsyn
42
42Podcast The Acres U.S.A. PodcastThe Acres U.S.A. PodcastAcres U.S.A.®Science129Spotify for Podcasters
32
43Podcast The Genetics PodcastThe Genetics PodcastSano GeneticsScience258Spotify for Podcasters
22
44Podcast Food Safety MattersFood Safety MattersFood Safety MagazineScience299Libsyn
58
45Podcast Inside NATURE on PBSInside NATURE on PBSPBS NatureScience & Medicine14Soundcloud
49
46Podcast Patient ZeroPatient ZeroNHPRScience13Megaphone
48
47Podcast ExtinctZooExtinctZooExtinctZooScience161Spotify for Podcasters
28
48Podcast Daniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseDaniel and Jorge Explain the UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience639Omny Studio
53
49Podcast Grazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing Grass Podcast | Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock FarmingGrazing GrassScience225Transistor
53
50Podcast The Field GuidesThe Field GuidesThe Field GuidesScience & Medicine103Squarespace
49
51Podcast Off-NominalOff-NominalJake Robins, Anthony ColangeloScience263Simplecast
63
52Podcast Alien EncountersAlien EncountersScience ChannelScience11Acast
59
53Podcast The BUMP PodcastThe BUMP PodcastBo KennedyScience375Spotify for Podcasters
42
54Podcast This Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastThis Week in Science – The Kickass Science PodcastDr. Kirsten Sanford Science MediaScience51Libsyn
52
55Podcast Natural Resources UniversityNatural Resources UniversityCollaboration of land-grant universitiesScience622Libsyn
72
56Podcast SunCastSunCastNico JohnsonScience979Captivate
89
57Podcast Weather GeeksWeather GeeksWeather Group TelevisionScience443ART19
68
58Podcast Haunted AmericaHaunted AmericaHaunted AmericaScience101Spotify for Podcasters
43
59Podcast Tinfoil TalesTinfoil TalesBrandon WrightScience301Simplecast
84
60Podcast Cannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastCannabis Cultivation and Science PodcastTad HusseyScience167Simplecast
47
61Podcast 632nm632nmMisha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui YinScience59Transistor
58
62Podcast Ken Cook Is Having Another EpisodeKen Cook Is Having Another EpisodeEWGScience72Simplecast
73
63Podcast The Numberphile PodcastThe Numberphile PodcastBrady HaranScience & Medicine64Squarespace
48
64Podcast Brain InspiredBrain InspiredPaul MiddlebrooksScience161Unknown
64
65Podcast Ask Us Anything by Popular ScienceAsk Us Anything by Popular SciencePopular ScienceScience64Megaphone
68
66Podcast New Books in Environmental StudiesNew Books in Environmental StudiesMarshall PoeScience600Simplecast
63
67Podcast Infectious Disease PuscastInfectious Disease PuscastVincent RacanielloScience115Libsyn
52
68Podcast The Gestalt GardenerThe Gestalt GardenerMPB Think RadioScience455Acast
54
69Podcast AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube PodcastAVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcastunknown_authorNatural Sciences9Unknown
21
70Podcast Bigfoot’s Wilderness PodcastBigfoot’s Wilderness PodcastBigfoot's Wilderness PodcastScience141Spreaker
43
71Podcast The Humble HoofThe Humble HoofAlicia HarlovScience165Captivate
32
72Podcast Mushroom Revival PodcastMushroom Revival PodcastAlex DorrScience227Buzzsprout
42
73Podcast What The Duck?!What The Duck?!ABC AustraliaScience228ABC Australia
38
74Podcast Science Stuff To Blow Your MindScience Stuff To Blow Your MindPodgoScience35Libsyn
32
75Podcast Brainforest CaféBrainforest CaféSpectreVision RadioScience70Megaphone
69
76Missing podcast logo
CERN - Large Hadron Collider Podcast
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77Podcast Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul WheatonHomesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheatonpaul wheatonScience & Medicine100Blubrry Podcasting
38
78Podcast Sweet Talk: All Things MapleSweet Talk: All Things MapleMaple ProgramScience46Spotify for Podcasters
42
79Podcast Main Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut OffAnthony ColangeloScience340Simplecast
63
80Podcast The Vet Tech Cafe's PodcastThe Vet Tech Cafe's PodcastVet Tech CafeScience100Podbean
37
81Podcast Palaeo After DarkPalaeo After DarkJames Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis CongreveScience360Libsyn
48
82Podcast In Research OfIn Research OfWilliam Blake SmithScience121Libsyn
68
83Podcast America Adapts the Climate Change PodcastAmerica Adapts the Climate Change PodcastDoug ParsonsScience261Libsyn
47
84Podcast Bird’s Eye ViewBird’s Eye ViewMathew G. RadfordScience214Buzzsprout
43
85Podcast NOVA NowNOVA NowGBHScience22PRX
94
86Podcast Signals from the Deep: Radio HourSignals from the Deep: Radio HourJames HuddlestonScience3Spotify for Podcasters
48
87Podcast Night ScienceNight ScienceItai Yanai & Martin LercherScience89Buzzsprout
58
88Podcast Climate ConnectionsClimate ConnectionsYale Center for Environmental CommunicationScience100Libsyn
53
89Podcast The Native Plant PodcastThe Native Plant PodcastNative Plant PodcastNatural Sciences96Libsyn
43
90Podcast The Stem Cell PodcastThe Stem Cell PodcastThe Stem Cell PodcastScience361Blubrry
38
91Podcast Viced Rhino: The PodcastViced Rhino: The PodcastViced RhinoScience428Spreaker
48
92Podcast پادکست علمی اسکرید | Screedپادکست علمی اسکرید | Screedmojir screedScience26Acast
63
93Podcast The Bigfoot ReportThe Bigfoot ReportParanormal World ProductionsScience377Spreaker
64
94Podcast 天方烨谈天方烨谈基因频道Science & Medicine2000Ximalaya
43
95Podcast The Microbiome PodcastThe Microbiome PodcastThe American Microbiome InstituteScience11Libsyn
38
96Podcast Growing Microgreens PodcastGrowing Microgreens PodcastDiego FooterScience30Libsyn
42
97Podcast Cheap Astronomy PodcastsCheap Astronomy PodcastsSteve NerlichScience & Medicine424Unknown
38
98Podcast Буде тобі наукаБуде тобі наукаKunsht/КунштScience361Simplecast
63
99Podcast The Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastThe Immunology PodcastScience176Blubrry
48
100Podcast Into The Bush PodcastInto The Bush PodcastInto The BushScience15Substack
53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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