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 28 Mar 2026

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03/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 329

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:47:17

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

5. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Spreaker (12 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 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	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	728	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
5	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	599	ART19	42
8	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
9	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
10	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
11	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
12	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	506	Spreaker	54
14	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
15	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
16	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	583	ART19	62
17	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	285	Libsyn	48
18	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	575	RedCircle	53
19	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
20	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
21	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	262	Simplecast	63
22	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
23	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
24	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	631	Megaphone	58
25	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	63	Libsyn	48
26	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	340	Simplecast	63
27	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	333	Buzzsprout	52
28	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	293	Spotify for Podcasters	52
29	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	442	ART19	68
30	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
31	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
32	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
33	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	594	Libsyn	48
34	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	620	Spreaker	43
35	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
36	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	206	Libsyn	78
37	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	171	Transistor	58
38	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	512	Spreaker	69
39	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	161	Unknown	64
40	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
42	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	304	Spotify for Podcasters	33
43	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
44	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	34	Libsyn	32
45	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
46	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
47	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	101	Podbean	42
48	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	642	lizhi.fm	32
49	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
50	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	164	Captivate	32
51	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
52	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
53	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	167	Simplecast	47
54	632nm	Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin	Science	58	Transistor	58
55	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	115	Libsyn	52
56	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
57	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	227	ABC Australia	38
58	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	128	Spotify for Podcasters	32
59	Paranormal Fears	Podcast Audio House	Science	44	Spreaker	54
60	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
61	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	375	Spotify for Podcasters	42
62	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
63	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
64	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	13	Megaphone	48
65	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
66	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
67	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	977	Captivate	89
68	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
69	Asimov Press	Asimov Press	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	28
70	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
71	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
72	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	71	Simplecast	73
73	Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast	Miles Greb	Science	56	Buzzsprout	47
74	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
75	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	53
76	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	175	Blubrry	48
77	Raised on the Farm	Chad, Marlowe, & Marisa	Science	47	Buzzsprout	48
78	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2454	Libsyn	42
79	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	214	Buzzsprout	43
80	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
81	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	22
82	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	427	Spreaker	48
83	Zoo Logic	Dr. Grey Stafford	Science	413	Libsyn	73
84	Science You Can Use	Rocky Mountain Research Station	Science	51	Libsyn	38
85	Energy Crossroads	21 Media	Science	33	Spotify for Podcasters	53
86	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	70	Buzzsprout	73
87	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	18	Blubrry	53
88	Mushroom Revival Podcast	Alex Dorr	Science	227	Buzzsprout	42
89	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	455	Acast	54
90	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	64	Megaphone	68
91	SETI Live	SETI Institute	Science	155	Libsyn	58
92	老高与小茉 \| 最全专辑 \| 修音去尾完美版	Mr大狼	Science	373	Ximalaya	43
93	Every Plant Has A Story	Jill Cloutier	Science	38	Libsyn	38
94	Fins, Fur, and Feathers	Joe Gerken and Drew Ricketts	Science	72	Libsyn	53
95	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
96	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
97	Sweet Talk: All Things Maple	Maple Program	Science	46	Spotify for Podcasters	42
98	Kākāpō Files II	RNZ	Science	50	Acast	78
99	NASA ScienceCasts	NASA Science	Science & Medicine	312	Unknown	39
100	Learn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine and any kinds of Alternative Medicine	Shiho Cierra Fujimaru	Science	419	Spotify for Podcasters	38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

The podcast landscape in USA is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

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