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 May 2026

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05/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 375

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:49:12

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. The Field Guides (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	868	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	495	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	848	Omny Studio	48
5	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	410	Megaphone	48
7	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
8	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
9	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
10	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	642	Libsyn	58
11	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
12	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	576	RedCircle	53
13	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
14	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
16	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
17	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
18	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
19	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
20	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
21	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	513	Spreaker	69
22	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	633	Megaphone	58
23	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	33
24	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	41
25	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	621	Spreaker	43
26	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	263	Simplecast	63
27	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
28	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	236	Spreaker	70
29	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
30	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	161	Spotify for Podcasters	28
31	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	140	Libsyn	78
32	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	129	Spotify for Podcasters	32
33	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
34	Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiosos	Cumbre Kids	Kids & Family	187	Buzzsprout	48
35	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
36	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
37	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	296	Spotify for Podcasters	52
38	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
39	Thirst Gap: Learning to Live with Less on the Colorado River	KUNC	Science	7	Transistor	53
40	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	334	Buzzsprout	52
41	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
42	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
43	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
44	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	443	ART19	68
45	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
46	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
47	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
48	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
49	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	228	ABC Australia	38
50	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
51	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	176	Blubrry	48
53	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
54	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
55	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
56	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	207	Libsyn	78
57	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
58	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
59	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	596	Libsyn	48
60	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	165	Captivate	32
61	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
62	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
63	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	258	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	New Books in Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
65	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
66	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	113	Buzzsprout	63
67	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
68	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
69	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2461	Libsyn	42
70	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
71	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	979	Captivate	89
72	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	428	Spreaker	48
73	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
74	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
75	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
76	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
77	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
78	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
79	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
80	Inquiries of our Reality with Shayn Jones	Shayn Jones	Science	472	RedCircle	73
81	天方烨谈	基因频道	Science & Medicine	2000	Ximalaya	43
82	Cotton Specialists Corner	Extension Cotton Specialists	Science	69	Buzzsprout	42
83	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	375	Libsyn	38
84	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	842	Ximalaya	38
85	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	109	Buzzsprout	73
86	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
87	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
88	Bred to Perfection Details temporarily unavailable	Kenny Troiano	Science	316	Libsyn	43
89	Zoo Logic	Dr. Grey Stafford	Science	413	Libsyn	73
90	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
91	The Urban Chicken Podcast - The Urbanite's Podcast Resource for Keeping Backyard Chickens	Jen Pitino: Urban Chicken-keeper & Backyard Chicken Enthusiast	Science	61	Libsyn	32
92	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
93	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	424	Unknown	38
94	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
95	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
96	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
97	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	299	Libsyn	58
98	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
99	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	305	Libsyn	32
100	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	59	Transistor	58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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