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 30 Oct 2026

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10/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 352

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:43:40

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. PBS Nature (2 shows)

4. NHPR (2 shows)

5. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (14 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Spreaker (9 shows)

4. Megaphone (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
2	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
4	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
5	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
6	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
7	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
8	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
9	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
10	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
11	Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant	PBS Nature	Science	45	Megaphone	53
12	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
13	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
14	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
15	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	583	RedCircle	53
16	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	173	Podbean	31
17	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
19	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	644	Megaphone	58
20	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	452	Spreaker	54
21	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	305	Spotify for Podcasters	52
22	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
23	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
24	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
25	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	66	Squarespace	48
26	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	101	Spotify for Podcasters	43
27	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
28	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
29	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
30	Curiosity Unbounded	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Science	19	Blubrry	38
31	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
32	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	625	Spreaker	43
33	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
34	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
35	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
36	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	133	Spotify for Podcasters	32
37	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	163	Unknown	64
38	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	103	Podbean	42
39	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	517	Spreaker	69
40	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	586	ART19	62
41	Where Is My Mind?	Mark Gober and Blue Duck Media	Science	9	WideOrbit	58
42	SilviCast	Wisconsin Forestry Center and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	Science	71	Buzzsprout	73
43	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
44	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	174	Transistor	58
45	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
46	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	67	Megaphone	68
47	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	11	Megaphone	63
48	Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	17	Unknown	58
49	Spooky Science Sisters	Meagan Ankney \| Paige Miller	Science	114	Buzzsprout	69
50	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	211	Libsyn	78
51	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
52	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	605	Libsyn	48
53	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
54	The Guide Post	American Saltwater Guides Association	Science	234	CoHost	58
55	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	178	Blubrry	48
56	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
57	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
58	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	310	Spotify for Podcasters	33
59	Camp Cryptid	Erica Fett	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	22
60	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
61	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	16	Acast	73
62	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	645	lizhi.fm	32
63	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	263	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	Grazing Grass Podcast \| Rotational Grazing, Soil Health & Profitable Livestock Farming	Grazing Grass	Science	225	Transistor	53
65	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
67	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	989	Captivate	89
68	Inside NATURE on PBS	PBS Nature	Science & Medicine	14	Soundcloud	49
69	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
70	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
71	Palaeo After Dark	James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve	Science	363	Libsyn	48
72	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
73	Asimov Press	Asimov Press	Science	111	Spotify for Podcasters	22
74	AquaDiary: Water Mysteries, Science & News	Ally Berry	Science	30	Spotify for Podcasters	42
75	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
76	Creation Moments	Creation Moments	Science	1986	Libsyn	43
77	Açık Bilim Podcast	Podfresh: Tevfik Uyar - Açık Bilim	Science	412	Megaphone	43
78	Obscure Appalachia	Candis Casper	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	38
79	Palaeocast	Palaeocast	Science	246	Libsyn	38
81	Bird’s Eye View	Mathew G. Radford	Science	221	Buzzsprout	43
82	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	849	Ximalaya	38
83	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
84	Sentinels of the Sea	Giancarlo	Science	4	Buzzsprout	58
85	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
86	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	233	ABC Australia	38
87	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2494	Libsyn	42
88	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
89	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	28
90	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	364	Blubrry	38
91	(don't) Waste Water! \| Water Tech to Solve the World	Antoine Walter	Science	507	Ausha	68
92	The Plant a Trillion Trees Podcast	Eva Monheim	Science	211	Spotify for Podcasters	37
93	Dairy Digressions	ADSA	Science	42	Spotify for Podcasters	68
94	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
95	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
96	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	628	Ximalaya	49
97	老高与小茉 \| 最全专辑 \| 修音去尾完美版	Mr大狼	Science	373	Ximalaya	43
98	P.E.E.P. Podcast (People Experiencing Everyday Paranormal)	Nicolle Morock	Science	131	Spreaker	48
99	Evolution Talk	Rick Coste	Science	167	Libsyn	43
100	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43

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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