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 27 Aug 2026

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08/27/2026

Average data

Episodes: 310

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:50:08

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

5. Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spreaker (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	671	Simplecast	63
2	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
3	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
4	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	66	Podbean	42
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
9	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
10	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
11	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
12	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
13	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
14	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
15	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	574	RedCircle	53
16	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
17	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
18	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
19	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
20	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
21	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
22	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
23	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	505	Spreaker	54
24	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
25	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
26	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	292	Spotify for Podcasters	52
27	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	511	Spreaker	69
28	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
29	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
30	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
31	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	5	Megaphone	63
32	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	38	Libsyn	58
33	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
34	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
35	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
36	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
37	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
38	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
39	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
40	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	593	Libsyn	48
41	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	114	Libsyn	52
42	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	205	Libsyn	78
43	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	619	Spreaker	43
44	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
45	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
46	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
47	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	89	Buzzsprout	58
48	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
50	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
51	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
52	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
53	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
54	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	33
55	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
56	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
57	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
58	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
59	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
60	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
61	Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	15	Unknown	63
62	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
63	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
64	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	228	CoHost	58
65	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	227	ABC Australia	38
66	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
67	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
68	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
69	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
70	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
71	The Science Revolution with Thom Hartmann	Thom Hartmann	Science	71	ART19	68
72	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	103	Squarespace	49
73	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	235	Spreaker	70
74	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	625	Ximalaya	49
75	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	363	Spotify for Podcasters	58
76	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	106	Buzzsprout	73
77	The BIG Think	mackenzie peterson	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
78	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
79	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	13	Acast	73
80	Nature Track	ABC	Science	22	ABC Australia	62
81	Field, Lab, Earth	ASA, CSSA, SSSA	Science	149	Libsyn	58
82	omega tau science & engineering podcast	Markus Voelter, Nora Ludewig	Science	100	Unknown	37
83	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
84	The Biology of Superheroes Podcast	Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby	Science	21	Podbean	37
85	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	260	Libsyn	47
86	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
87	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
88	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
89	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	619	Libsyn	72
90	Bred to Perfection Details temporarily unavailable	Kenny Troiano	Science	316	Libsyn	43
91	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	213	Buzzsprout	43
92	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
93	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	361	Blubrry	38
94	Digital Pathology Podcast	Aleksandra Zuraw, DVM, PhD	Science	249	Buzzsprout	62
95	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	96	Ximalaya	43
96	Paranormal Deep Dive \| True Ghost Stories	Real Story Media	Science	380	Audioboom	32
97	The Pondcast	theTurtleRoom	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	59
98	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	977	Captivate	89
99	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	839	Ximalaya	38
100	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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