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 Aug 2026

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08/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 325

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:48:16

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Real Story Media (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Podbean (7 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	493	Buzzsprout	42
4	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	61	Podbean	42
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
6	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
8	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
10	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
11	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
12	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
14	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
15	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
16	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
17	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
18	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
19	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
20	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
21	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
22	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
23	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
24	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	582	ART19	62
25	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
26	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
27	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
28	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
29	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
30	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
31	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
32	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
33	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	5	Megaphone	63
34	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
35	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
36	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
37	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
38	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
39	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
40	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
41	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
42	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
44	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
45	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
46	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
47	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
48	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
49	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
50	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
51	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
52	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
53	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
54	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	593	Libsyn	48
55	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	226	ABC Australia	38
56	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
57	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	374	Libsyn	38
58	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
59	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
60	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
61	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
62	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
63	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	235	Spreaker	70
64	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
65	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
66	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	106	Buzzsprout	73
67	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
68	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
69	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
70	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
71	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
72	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
73	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
74	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
75	Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine	Shiho Cierra Fujimaru	Science	419	Spotify for Podcasters	38
76	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
77	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
79	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
80	The Wild Line	Wild Idea Media	Science	64	Transistor	48
81	Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast	Jill Cloutier	Science	169	Libsyn	27
82	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
83	Nature Track	ABC	Science	22	ABC Australia	62
84	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
85	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
86	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
87	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	454	Acast	54
88	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	839	Ximalaya	38
89	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	361	Blubrry	38
90	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47
91	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2450	Libsyn	42
92	Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	15	Unknown	63
93	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
94	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
95	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
96	Spooky Science Sisters	Evergreen Podcasts \| Killer Podcasts	Science	113	Megaphone	63
97	Consciousness and the Brain	Bernard Baars, PhD \| Nautilus Press Publishing Group	Science	28	Podbean	72
98	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
99	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
100	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63

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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