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 29 Apr 2026

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04/29/2026

Average data

Episodes: 336

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:45:20

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. BirdNote (2 shows)

3. unknown_author (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

5. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Spreaker (11 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
5	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
7	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
8	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
9	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
10	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	583	RedCircle	53
11	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
12	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
13	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
14	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
16	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	451	Spreaker	54
17	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
18	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
19	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
20	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
21	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	517	Spreaker	69
22	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
23	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	211	Libsyn	78
24	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
25	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	643	Megaphone	58
26	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
27	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
28	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
29	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
30	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	625	Spreaker	43
31	Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiosos	Cumbre Kids	Kids & Family	192	Buzzsprout	48
32	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
33	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
34	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	989	Captivate	89
35	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
36	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	16	Acast	73
37	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
38	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	309	Spotify for Podcasters	33
39	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
41	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	133	Spotify for Podcasters	32
42	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	52
43	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
44	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
45	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
46	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
47	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	28
48	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
49	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
50	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	122	Libsyn	68
51	The Native Plant Podcast	Native Plant Podcast	Natural Sciences	96	Libsyn	43
52	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	605	Libsyn	48
53	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
54	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
55	The Bigfoot Report	Paranormal World Productions	Science	377	Spreaker	64
56	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	67	Megaphone	68
57	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	232	ABC Australia	38
58	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
59	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
60	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
61	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
62	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
63	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2494	Libsyn	42
64	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
65	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
66	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
67	The BUMP Podcast	Bo Kennedy	Science	376	Spotify for Podcasters	42
68	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
69	Mendelspod Podcast	Theral Timpson	Science & Medicine	577	Substack	38
70	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	461	Acast	54
71	Brain Matters	Brain Matters Neuroscience	Science	53	Libsyn	38
72	Cryptid Clues	Urban Myth, Monsters, True Crime, Found Footage, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Skunk Ape, Cryptids, Ufos, Ghosts, Demons, Dogman, Skin Walker, Dover Demon, Yeti, Mothman, Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Lake monster, Possession, Gnomes, The Orbs, Ogopogo	Science	267	Spreaker	53
73	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	72	Simplecast	73
74	Laura Erickson's For the Birds	Laura Erickson	Science & Medicine	250	Unknown	43
75	Cryptid Campfire	Cryptid Campfire	Science	232	Libsyn	43
76	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
77	ZSL Wild Science Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Zoological Society of London	Science	52	Libsyn	48
78	Natural Resources University	Collaboration of land-grant universities	Science	637	Libsyn	72
79	BirdNote Presents	BirdNote	Science	22	Simplecast	63
80	AVEAM — Kent Hovind Official YouTube Podcast	unknown_author	Natural Sciences	9	Unknown	21
81	Consciousness and the Brain	Bernard Baars, PhD \| Nautilus Press Publishing Group	Science	28	Podbean	72
82	Science Stuff To Blow Your Mind	Podgo	Science	35	Libsyn	32
83	Flooba	Sounds for ADHD + ASD to Support Focus Regulation + Sleep	Science	110	Buzzsprout	73
84	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
85	Arizona Science	AZPM	Science	511	Unknown	48
86	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
87	Kākāpō Files II	RNZ	Science	50	Acast	78
88	Paranormal Fears	Podcast Audio House	Science	44	Spreaker	54
89	Yellowstone In Depth	unknown_author	Science & Medicine	7	Unknown	33
90	Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	17	Unknown	58
91	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	364	Blubrry	38
92	Science You Can Use	Rocky Mountain Research Station	Science	51	Libsyn	38
93	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
94	America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast	Doug Parsons	Science	263	Libsyn	47
95	サイエントーク	レンとエマ	Science	371	Spotify for Podcasters	58
96	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
97	PolliNation Podcast	Andony Melathopoulos	Science	309	Libsyn	32
98	Cotton Specialists Corner	Extension Cotton Specialists	Science	69	Buzzsprout	42
99	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
100	Tom Nelson	Thomas Nelson	Science	443	Spotify for Podcasters	38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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