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 26 Apr 2026

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04/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 334

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:25

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. NHPR (2 shows)

5. Holosky Podcast (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Spreaker (11 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
3	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
4	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
5	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	411	Megaphone	48
6	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
7	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
8	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
9	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
10	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
11	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
12	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
13	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
14	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
15	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	584	ART19	62
16	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	438	Spreaker	54
17	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
18	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
19	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
20	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	577	RedCircle	53
21	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	635	Megaphone	58
22	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
23	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	207	Libsyn	78
24	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
25	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
26	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	297	Spotify for Podcasters	52
27	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	513	Spreaker	69
28	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
30	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	141	Libsyn	78
31	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
32	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	335	Buzzsprout	52
33	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	981	Captivate	89
34	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	264	Simplecast	63
35	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
36	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
37	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
38	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
39	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
40	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	162	Spotify for Podcasters	28
41	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
42	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
43	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
44	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	598	Libsyn	48
45	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	621	Spreaker	43
46	Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiosos	Cumbre Kids	Kids & Family	187	Buzzsprout	48
47	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
48	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
49	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	129	Spotify for Podcasters	32
50	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	35	Libsyn	32
51	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	116	Libsyn	52
52	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	65	Megaphone	68
53	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	306	Spotify for Podcasters	33
54	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
55	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	457	Acast	54
56	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	176	Blubrry	48
57	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
58	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
59	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
60	Arthro-Pod	Jonathan Larson	Science & Medicine	61	Podbean	59
61	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
62	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
63	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	643	lizhi.fm	32
64	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	255	Spotify for Podcasters	28
65	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
66	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2467	Libsyn	42
67	Brainforest Café	SpectreVision Radio	Science	70	Megaphone	69
68	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	429	Spreaker	48
69	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
70	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	165	Captivate	32
71	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	14	Acast	73
72	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
73	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
74	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
75	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	111	Buzzsprout	73
76	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
77	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
78	ZSL Wild Science Podcast	Zoological Society of London	Science	52	Libsyn	48
79	Nanoscape: Exploring the Frontiers Ahead	International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University	Science	23	Libsyn	48
80	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
82	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
83	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	229	ABC Australia	38
84	The Beljanski Cancer Talk Show	The Beljanski Foundation	Science	67	Buzzsprout	53
85	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
86	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	623	Libsyn	72
87	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
88	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
89	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
90	Cryptid Clues	Urban Myth, Monsters, True Crime, Found Footage, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Skunk Ape, Cryptids, Ufos, Ghosts, Demons, Dogman, Skin Walker, Dover Demon, Yeti, Mothman, Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Lake monster, Possession, Gnomes, The Orbs, Ogopogo	Science	265	Spreaker	53
91	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	259	Spotify for Podcasters	22
92	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
93	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
94	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
95	Lost River Legends	Lost River Legends	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	33
96	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
97	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
98	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
99	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
100	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	216	Buzzsprout	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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