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 Jul 2026

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07/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 332

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:49:54

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

3. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. NHPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 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	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
5	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	627	Spreaker	69
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	411	Megaphone	48
7	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
8	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
9	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
10	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
11	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
12	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	634	Megaphone	58
14	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	286	Libsyn	48
15	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
16	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	577	RedCircle	53
17	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	507	Spreaker	54
18	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
19	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
20	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	296	Spreaker	43
21	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	296	Spotify for Podcasters	52
22	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
23	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
24	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	264	Simplecast	63
25	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
26	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
27	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	621	Spreaker	43
29	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	335	Buzzsprout	52
30	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
31	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
32	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
33	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	444	ART19	68
34	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
35	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
36	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	116	Libsyn	52
37	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	141	Libsyn	78
38	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
39	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	129	Spotify for Podcasters	32
40	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
41	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
42	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
43	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
44	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
45	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	513	Spreaker	69
46	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	457	Acast	54
47	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	161	Spotify for Podcasters	28
48	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	207	Libsyn	78
49	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	597	Libsyn	48
50	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
51	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	231	CoHost	58
52	Good Fire Podcast	Indigenous Leadership Initiative	Science	33	Squarespace	52
53	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
54	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
55	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	165	Captivate	32
56	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	59	Transistor	58
57	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	65	Megaphone	68
58	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	176	Blubrry	48
59	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	33
60	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
61	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
62	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	229	ABC Australia	38
63	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
64	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
65	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	643	lizhi.fm	32
66	Positive Charge by GeekWire	GeekWire	Science	8	Omny Studio	58
67	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	172	Transistor	58
68	Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast	Jill Cloutier	Science	169	Libsyn	27
69	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	981	Captivate	89
70	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
71	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	429	Spreaker	48
72	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	622	Libsyn	72
73	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
74	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
75	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
76	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
77	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	41
78	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
79	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	64	Squarespace	48
80	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	237	Spreaker	70
81	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	102	Podbean	42
82	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
83	The Wild Line	Wild Idea Media	Science	66	Transistor	48
84	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	259	Spotify for Podcasters	22
85	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
86	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	110	Buzzsprout	73
87	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	261	Libsyn	47
88	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2465	Libsyn	42
89	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
90	Food Safety Matters	Food Safety Magazine	Science	300	Libsyn	58
91	Talkin' Cotton Podcast	University of Georgia's Cotton Team	Science	67	Buzzsprout	57
92	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
93	The Atomic Show	Rod Adams - Atomic Insights	Science	20	Unknown	49
94	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
95	Digital Pathology Podcast	Aleksandra Zuraw, DVM, PhD	Science	249	Buzzsprout	62
96	Consciousness and the Brain	Bernard Baars, PhD \| Nautilus Press Publishing Group	Science	28	Podbean	72
97	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
98	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	426	Unknown	38
99	Naked Oceans, from the Naked Scientists	The Naked Scientists	Science & Medicine	26	Acast	43
100	Evolution Talk	Rick Coste	Science	167	Libsyn	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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