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Best Science Podcasts

Updated: June 5, 2026

Top science podcasts exploring the natural world. Astronomy, physics, biology, earth sciences, and the latest research made accessible.

Top Science Podcasts — Updated Daily for 2026

Discover the 50 most popular science podcasts based on daily Apple Podcasts chart rankings. This list is curated by CastFox using real listening data — not editorial picks — so you always see what audiences are actually tuning into. From breakout new shows to established favorites, these are the science podcasts dominating the charts right now. Click any podcast to explore its full analytics profile with global rankings, listener estimates, Apple Podcasts reviews, and more.

Top 50 Podcasts

50 shows
  1. 1
    Something You Should Know

    Something You Should Know

    Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media

  2. 2
    Hidden Brain

    Hidden Brain

    Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

  3. 3
    Radiolab

    Radiolab

    WNYC Studios

  4. 4
    StarTalk Radio

    StarTalk Radio

    Neil deGrasse Tyson

  5. 5
    Ologies with Alie Ward

    Ologies with Alie Ward

    Alie Ward

  6. 6
    Science Vs

    Science Vs

    Spotify Studios

  7. 7
    Science Friday

    Science Friday

    Science Friday and WNYC Studios

  8. 8
    Big Ideas Lab

    Big Ideas Lab

    Mission.org

  9. 9
    Boring History for Sleep

    Boring History for Sleep

    Velvet

  10. 10
    Short Wave

    Short Wave

    NPR

  11. 11
    Are We Doomed?

    Are We Doomed?

    NPR Network

  12. 12
    Making Sense with Sam Harris

    Making Sense with Sam Harris

    Sam Harris

  13. 13
    Blurry Creatures

    Blurry Creatures

    Blurry Creatures

  14. 14
    Sasquatch Chronicles

    Sasquatch Chronicles

    Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters

  15. 15
    Unexplainable

    Unexplainable

    Vox

  16. 16
    Health Optimization Medicine Podcast

    Health Optimization Medicine Podcast

    Health Optimization Medicine and Practice

  17. 17
    DarkHorse Podcast

    DarkHorse Podcast

    Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying

  18. 18
    Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

    Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

    Corinna Bellizzi

  19. 19
    Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks

    Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks

    Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight Media

  20. 20
    Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life

    Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life

    Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor

  21. 21
    The Rest Is Science

    The Rest Is Science

    Goalhanger

  22. 22
    This Podcast Will Kill You

    This Podcast Will Kill You

    Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

  23. 23
    Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

    Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

    Sean Carroll

  24. 24
    The Science of Birds

    The Science of Birds

    Ivan Phillipsen

  25. 25
    Songbirding

    Songbirding

    Rob Porter

  26. 26
    BirdNote Daily

    BirdNote Daily

    BirdNote

  27. 27
    Get Birding

    Get Birding

    Peanut & Crumb

  28. 28
    The Resetter Podcast with Dr. Mindy

    The Resetter Podcast with Dr. Mindy

    Dr. Mindy Pelz

  29. 29
    Bigfoot Society

    Bigfoot Society

    Jeremiah Byron

  30. 30
    Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

    Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

    iHeartPodcasts

  31. 31
    The American Birding Podcast

    The American Birding Podcast

    American Birding Association

  32. 32
    WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp

    WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp

    Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp

  33. 33
    The Best of Coast to Coast AM

    The Best of Coast to Coast AM

    iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM

  34. 34
    Stuff To Blow Your Mind

    Stuff To Blow Your Mind

    iHeartPodcasts

  35. 35
    That UFO Podcast

    That UFO Podcast

    That UFO Podcast

  36. 36
    Emonthebrain

    Emonthebrain

    Emily McDonald

  37. 37
    The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

    The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

    Popular Science

  38. 38
    The Science of Happiness

    The Science of Happiness

    PRX and Greater Good Science Center

  39. 39
    Science Magazine Podcast

    Science Magazine Podcast

    Science Magazine

  40. 40
    The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

    The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

    Nate Hagens

  41. 41
    Outside/In

    Outside/In

    NHPR

  42. 42
    Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE

    Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE

    AsapSCIENCE

  44. 44
    Life List: A Birding Podcast

    Life List: A Birding Podcast

    George Armistead, Alvaro Jaramillo, and Mollee Brown

  45. 45
    Drilled

    Drilled

    Pushkin Industries

  46. 46
    The Field Guides

    The Field Guides

    The Field Guides

  47. 47
    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

    Dr. Steven Novella

  48. 48
    Choiceology with Katy Milkman

    Choiceology with Katy Milkman

    Charles Schwab

  49. 49
    Speaking of Psychology

    Speaking of Psychology

    American Psychological Association

  50. 50
    Osterholm Update

    Osterholm Update

    CIDRAP

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best science podcasts?
Top science podcasts exploring the natural world. Astronomy, physics, biology, earth sciences, and the latest research made accessible. CastFox ranks these shows using daily Apple Podcasts chart data, giving you an always-current view of the top science podcasts.
How does CastFox rank science podcasts?
CastFox uses daily chart data from Apple Podcasts to rank science podcasts by popularity. Rankings are updated every day to reflect the latest listener trends and chart movements.
Can I see detailed analytics for any podcast on this list?
Yes. Click any podcast to view its full profile on CastFox, including estimated listeners, chart rankings across 100+ countries, Apple Podcasts reviews, YouTube performance, platform distribution, and AI-powered web presence analysis.

How CastFox Ranks Podcasts

CastFox ranks podcasts using real chart data collected daily from Apple Podcasts. Unlike editorial picks or listener polls, our rankings are based on actual chart performance — giving you an objective view of what people are listening to right now.

We track chart positions across every genre and over 100 countries. Each podcast on this page is ranked by its position on the Apple Podcasts charts, deduplicated and sorted to show the most popular shows first. Rankings refresh every 24 hours so you always see the latest trends.

Click any podcast to access its full CastFox analytics profile. You can explore estimated audience size, chart history over time, Apple Podcasts ratings and reviews, YouTube presence, platform availability, and AI-powered web analysis — all in one place.

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