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 Aug 2026

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08/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 328

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:00

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. Popular Science (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

4. Spreaker (9 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	671	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	66	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	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
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	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
12	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
13	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
14	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
15	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
16	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
17	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
18	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
19	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
20	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
21	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
22	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
23	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
24	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
25	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
26	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
27	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
28	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
29	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
30	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
31	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
32	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	5	Megaphone	63
33	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
34	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
35	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
37	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
38	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
39	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
40	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
41	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
42	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
43	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
44	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
45	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
46	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
47	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
48	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
49	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
50	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	593	Libsyn	48
51	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
52	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
53	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
54	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
55	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
56	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
57	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
58	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
59	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	106	Buzzsprout	73
60	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	227	ABC Australia	38
61	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
62	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
63	Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	15	Unknown	63
64	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
65	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
66	The Science Revolution with Thom Hartmann	Thom Hartmann	Science	71	ART19	68
67	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
68	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
69	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	235	Spreaker	70
70	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
71	Bred to Perfection Details temporarily unavailable	Kenny Troiano	Science	316	Libsyn	43
72	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
73	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
74	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
75	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
76	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
77	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
78	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
79	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	424	Unknown	38
80	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	374	Libsyn	38
81	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	213	Buzzsprout	43
82	Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine	Shiho Cierra Fujimaru	Science	419	Spotify for Podcasters	38
83	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47
84	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
85	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
86	The Wild Line	Wild Idea Media	Science	64	Transistor	48
87	Tom Nelson	Thomas Nelson	Science	431	Spotify for Podcasters	38
88	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
89	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
91	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
92	Talkin' Cotton Podcast	University of Georgia's Cotton Team	Science	67	Buzzsprout	57
93	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
94	Digital Pathology Podcast	Aleksandra Zuraw, DVM, PhD	Science	249	Buzzsprout	62
95	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	361	Blubrry	38
96	The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast	Eva Monheim	Science	211	Spotify for Podcasters	37
97	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
98	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2451	Libsyn	42
99	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
100	Consciousness and the Brain	Bernard Baars, PhD \| Nautilus Press Publishing Group	Science	28	Podbean	72

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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