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 Sep 2025

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09/28/2025

Average data

Episodes: 344

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:47:23

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. ABC Australia (2 shows)

5. Tyler and Charlie (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spreaker (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Acast (6 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
3	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	857	Omny Studio	48
4	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
5	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
6	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	632	Spreaker	69
7	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	643	Megaphone	58
8	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	416	Megaphone	48
9	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
10	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
11	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
12	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
13	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
14	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
15	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
16	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	583	RedCircle	53
17	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
18	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	295	Spreaker	59
19	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
20	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
21	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
22	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
23	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
24	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	450	Spreaker	54
25	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	341	Simplecast	63
26	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
27	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	304	Spotify for Podcasters	52
28	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
29	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
30	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
31	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
32	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	267	Simplecast	63
33	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
34	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
35	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
36	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
37	Podcast \| ice age farmer	Ice Age Farmer, iceagefarmer.com	Science & Medicine	10	Unknown	43
38	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
39	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	103	Podbean	42
40	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
41	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
42	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
43	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	517	Spreaker	69
45	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	211	Libsyn	78
46	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	625	Spreaker	43
47	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	338	Buzzsprout	52
48	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
49	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
50	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
51	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	309	Spotify for Podcasters	33
52	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	432	Spreaker	48
53	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	460	Acast	54
54	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
55	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
56	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
57	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
58	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
59	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
60	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	28
61	Bigfoot’s Wilderness Podcast	Bigfoot's Wilderness Podcast	Science	141	Spreaker	43
62	That Bigfoot Podcast	Paranormal World Productions Studio	Science	230	Spreaker	59
63	Whale Tales Podcast	Whale Tales	Science	108	Blubrry	32
64	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
65	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
66	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	85	Simplecast	73
67	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	988	Captivate	89
68	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
69	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
70	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
71	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2491	Libsyn	42
72	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
73	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	377	Libsyn	38
74	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
75	老高与小茉 \| 最全专辑 \| 修音去尾完美版	Mr大狼	Science	373	Ximalaya	43
76	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
77	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	846	Ximalaya	38
78	Believe: Paranormal & UFO Podcast	Kade Moir	Science	254	Acast	68
79	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
80	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
81	The Vet Tech Cafe's Podcast	Vet Tech Cafe	Science	100	Podbean	37
82	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	232	ABC Australia	38
83	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
84	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
85	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
86	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
87	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
88	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
89	Arthro-Pod	Jonathan Larson	Science & Medicine	62	Podbean	59
90	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43
91	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	121	Libsyn	68
92	Science Matters Colorado	Ahippenh	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	43
93	Real Science Radio	Bob Enyart	Science & Medicine	10	Feedburner	64
94	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	19	Blubrry	38
95	Every Plant Has A Story	Jill Cloutier	Science	38	Libsyn	38
96	Palaeo After Dark	James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve	Science	362	Libsyn	48
97	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	133	Spotify for Podcasters	32
98	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	427	Unknown	38
99	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
100	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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