Botswana Science News API

Get the live top science headlines from Botswana with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Stories are selected by Google News rankings and returned as clean JSON.

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This request returns the current top science headlines from Botswana. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=science&country=bw&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=science" \
  --data-urlencode "country=bw" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "science", "country": "bw", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "science",
    country: "bw",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$query = http_build_query([
    "category" => "science",
    "country"  => "bw",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $query);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=science&country=bw&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 2618,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "616dc228c6dcba4bda4c43d19382ea74",
            "title": "Researchers in exile thrive in new academic settings when they contribute knowledge, not just receive aid",
            "description": "Publishing scientific articles requires more than knowledge of academic writing conventions; it also depends on access to networks that support the research and publication process. Academic networks provide opportunities to exchange knowledge, receive feedback and develop collaborations that can strengthen both research and careers. For researchers in vulnerable situations, such connections can be crucial.",
            "content": "Publishing scientific articles requires more than knowledge of academic writing conventions; it also depends on access to networks that support the research and publication process. Academic networks provide opportunities to exchange knowledge, recei... [2781 chars]",
            "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-exile-academic-contribute-knowledge-aid.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2026/professionals-talking.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-15T00:00:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6063be7565dcd637bb5d2946ed6c5329",
                "name": "Phys.org",
                "url": "https://phys.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d654b08fc9dccf0c1af2ee7cbc3baa90",
            "title": "Scientists May Have Discovered One Way Microplastics Could Harm the Body",
            "description": "Plastic is usually inert, but in a new lab study, microplastics in water spontaneously produced damaging free radicals. What does that mean for the human body?",
            "content": "Key Takeaways\nPlastic has long been considered chemically inert, but in a new lab study, tiny plastic particles in water spontaneously produced highly reactive molecules.\nIn further tests, those molecules damaged proteins and red blood cells, offerin... [9930 chars]",
            "url": "https://health.yahoo.com/conditions/immune-system/articles/scientists-may-discovered-one-way-212157413.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/aed07de0c7b4f457de68dcc4d10d4f3fe32df8e51c490e0674d22f2b8b885c96/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Feveryday_health_747%2Fd0b8beda43f8ff4fbae1177ce9894509.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T21:21:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "11989e318fc92f9b6af8110a94fe0830",
                "name": "Yahoo Health",
                "url": "https://health.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ed50e602a3e3e12493201410bb776958",
            "title": "‘Incredible’: bleached corals thrive within days when touching healthy neighbour",
            "description": "A coral fragment can form a tissue bridge with a dying counterpart — and provide it with crucial microalgae.",
            "content": "Scientists have rapidly restored bleached coral in a laboratory by placing it in contact with a healthy fragment, giving hope for reversing widespread coral decline.\nRising sea temperatures are stressing corals, causing the animals to expel the symbi... [2585 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03266-x?error=cookies_not_supported&code=4e59fe8a-91e1-48fa-a5e8-e8bbde5f4737",
            "image": "https://media.nature.com/lw1200/magazine-assets/d41586-026-03266-x/d41586-026-03266-x_53851622.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T19:15:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7abf0df285fbe93cdccffcc7c4088737",
                "name": "Nature",
                "url": "https://www.nature.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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