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 31 Aug 2026

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08/31/2026

Average data

Episodes: 354

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:46:42

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. ABC Australia (2 shows)

3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)

4. The Modern Grower Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. NHPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spreaker (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Podbean (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	678	Simplecast	63
2	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	734	Libsyn	43
3	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	504	Buzzsprout	42
4	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	860	Omny Studio	48
5	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
6	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
7	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	393	Podbean	41
8	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	418	Megaphone	48
9	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	635	Spreaker	69
10	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	645	Megaphone	58
11	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
12	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
13	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	647	Libsyn	58
14	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	457	Spreaker	54
15	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	173	Podbean	31
16	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
17	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
18	Main Engine Cut Off	Anthony Colangelo	Science	343	Simplecast	63
19	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
20	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
21	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	587	ART19	62
22	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
23	The Seán Chorus	HeadStuff Podcasts	Science	12	Megaphone	53
24	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	584	RedCircle	53
25	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	289	Libsyn	48
26	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
27	Working Wild U	Western Landowners Alliance and Montana State University Extension	Science	40	Libsyn	58
28	Strange Animals Podcast	Katherine Shaw	Science	300	Blubrry	48
29	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	306	Spotify for Podcasters	52
30	Haunted America	Haunted America	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	38
32	Hillbilly Horror Stories Paranormal Podcast	Jerry Paulley	Science	1000	Spreaker	38
33	MonsterTalk	Blake Smith	Science	518	Spreaker	69
34	ExtinctZoo	ExtinctZoo	Science	172	Spotify for Podcasters	28
35	The Science Show	ABC Australia	Science	250	ABC Australia	38
36	Off-Nominal	Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo	Science	268	Simplecast	63
37	Weather Geeks	Weather Group Television	Science	445	ART19	68
38	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
39	Ask Us Anything by Popular Science	Popular Science	Science	67	Megaphone	68
40	Alien Encounters	Science Channel	Science	11	Acast	59
41	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	145	Libsyn	78
42	Cryptid Creatures	Brian Brock/Todd Stevens	Science	310	Spotify for Podcasters	33
43	Eons: Surviving Deep Time	PBS	Science	25	PRX	63
44	This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast	Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media	Science	51	Libsyn	52
45	原来是这样 Dscience	原来是这样 Dscience	other	646	lizhi.fm	32
46	Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	639	Omny Studio	53
47	Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria	Cara Santa Maria	Science	626	Spreaker	43
48	Manifold	Steve Hsu	Science	175	Transistor	58
49	In Research Of	William Blake Smith	Science	122	Libsyn	68
50	Dinosaur Stories	Dinosaur Podcast	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
51	Farm Small Farm Smart	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	606	Libsyn	48
52	Walkabout the Galaxy	Joshua Colwell, Adrienne Dove, and James Cooney	Science	378	Libsyn	38
53	What The Duck?!	ABC Australia	Science	234	ABC Australia	38
54	The Humble Hoof	Alicia Harlov	Science	167	Captivate	32
55	Night Science	Itai Yanai & Martin Lercher	Science	90	Buzzsprout	58
56	Untold Radio Network	Untold Radio Network	Science	1000	Spreaker	54
57	ژرفا - Zharfa	Alireza Payandeh	Science	35	Acast	78
58	The Numberphile Podcast	Brady Haran	Science & Medicine	67	Squarespace	48
59	Brain Inspired	Paul Middlebrooks	Science	164	Unknown	64
60	The Acres U.S.A. Podcast	Acres U.S.A.®	Science	134	Spotify for Podcasters	32
61	The Immunology Podcast	The Immunology Podcast	Science	179	Blubrry	48
62	Wild Turkey Science	Dr. Marcus Lashley & Dr. Will Gulsby	Science	212	Libsyn	78
63	Sincerely Supernatural Podcast	With Seth and Hudson	Science	30	Spotify for Podcasters	41
64	Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode	EWG	Science	73	Simplecast	73
65	The Gestalt Gardener	MPB Think Radio	Science	462	Acast	54
66	Infectious Disease Puscast	Vincent Racaniello	Science	118	Libsyn	52
67	Positive Charge by GeekWire	GeekWire	Science	8	Omny Studio	58
68	科学史评话最新专辑	科学史评话	Science & Medicine	628	Ximalaya	49
69	The Field Guides	The Field Guides	Science & Medicine	104	Squarespace	49
70	New Books in Environmental Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
71	The Genetics Podcast	Sano Genetics	Science	264	Spotify for Podcasters	22
72	Patient Zero	NHPR	Science	14	Megaphone	38
73	科学星球	BOX孙彬	Science	97	Ximalaya	43
74	Rossifari Podcast - Zoos, Aquariums, and Animal Conservation	Rossifari	Science	686	Simplecast	62
75	Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast	Tad Hussey	Science	169	Simplecast	47
76	Cheap Astronomy Podcasts	Steve Nerlich	Science & Medicine	426	Unknown	38
77	Sea to Trees	National Park Service	Science	17	Unknown	58
78	Weird Things	Andrew Mayne	Science & Medicine	1007	Unknown	43
79	Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton	paul wheaton	Science & Medicine	100	Blubrry Podcasting	38
80	Paleo Nerds	paleonerds	Science	103	Podbean	42
81	This Week in Evolution	Vincent Racaniello	Science	100	Libsyn	58
82	SETI Live	SETI Institute	Science	167	Libsyn	68
83	SunCast	Nico Johnson	Science	991	Captivate	89
84	Farm Small Farm Smart Daily	The Modern Grower Podcast Network	Science	2501	Libsyn	42
85	Green Frequency \| Environmental Science & Earth Radio	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	16	Acast	73
86	汪诘：科学有故事（主打）	科学有故事	Science & Medicine	849	Ximalaya	38
87	NOVA Now	GBH	Science	22	PRX	94
88	So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist	K. G. Muzia	Science	113	Buzzsprout	58
89	Gamebird University	Mississippi State University Extension Service	Science	20	Libsyn	73
90	K9 Conservationists	Kayla Fratt	Science	257	Spotify for Podcasters	28
91	Shark Week: The Podcast	Discovery	Science	70	Acast	73
92	The Shape of the World	Shape of the World Studios	Science	50	Blubrry	49
93	The Pondcast	theTurtleRoom	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	59
94	Viced Rhino: The Podcast	Viced Rhino	Science	434	Spreaker	48
95	Climate Connections	Yale Center for Environmental Communication	Science	100	Libsyn	53
96	Cincinnati Zoo Tales	cincinnatizoo	Science	100	Podbean	58
97	Juan on Juan	Juan on Juan Media, LLC.	Science	239	Spreaker	70
98	The Stem Cell Podcast	The Stem Cell Podcast	Science	364	Blubrry	38
99	The Panda Pod	World Wildlife Fund	Science	5	Libsyn	58
100	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	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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