Kenya Science News API

Get the live top science headlines from Kenya with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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This request returns the current top science headlines from Kenya. 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=ke&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=science" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ke" \
  --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": "ke", "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: "ke",
    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);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

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

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($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=ke&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": 3400,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "96a97e76ee1a6ec6375ea103e394df0c",
            "title": "Lab-grown neurons retain features of embryonic development",
            "description": "Scientists from Skoltech, together with colleagues from the Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University and other organizations, conducted a comparative study of the 3D genome organization in neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells and in neurons of the adult human brain. The authors collected and processed more than 300 3D genome maps covering 62 human samples and 34 mouse samples, including data on embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, neural progenitors, fetal and postmortem neurons, as well as neurons differentiated in vitro.",
            "content": "Scientists from Skoltech, together with colleagues from the Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University and other organizations, conducted a comparative study of the... [3201 chars]",
            "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-lab-grown-neurons-retain-features.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2026/lab-grown-neurons-reta.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T02:00:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6063be7565dcd637bb5d2946ed6c5329",
                "name": "Phys.org",
                "url": "https://phys.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "683f35c48b927b68556e24ffca229009",
            "title": "Semiautomated platform delivers consistent batches of extracellular vesicles for potential regenerative therapies",
            "description": "A study led by researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and the Blood and Tissue Bank (BST) has developed and validated a manufacturing platform for extracellular vesicles that meets pharmaceutical quality requirements, marking a key step toward their clinical application.",
            "content": "A study led by researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and the Blood and Tissue Bank (BST) has developed and validated a manufacturing platform for extracellular vesicles that meets pharmaceutical quality requirements, ma... [2497 chars]",
            "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-semiautomated-platform-batches-extracellular-vesicles.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2026/new-manufacturing-plat.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T00:20:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6063be7565dcd637bb5d2946ed6c5329",
                "name": "Phys.org",
                "url": "https://phys.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8b3dbae6cf6cdb2177043348f97c9e8f",
            "title": "Martian meteorite gives glimpse of origins",
            "description": "NASA team dates Sahara meteorite to at least 4.1 billion years. Offering a rare glimpse into the earliest geological history of Mars, NASA-funded",
            "content": "NASA team dates Sahara meteorite to at least 4.1 billion years.\nOffering a rare glimpse into the earliest geological history of Mars, NASA-funded researchers Oct. 29 reported that a meteorite discovered in the Sahara Desert had formed at least 4.1 bi... [6036 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.metaltechnews.com/story/2026/11/04/tech-bytes/martian-meteorite-gives-glimpse-of-origins/3012.html",
            "image": "https://www.metaltechnews.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/1/2/3012/s_top",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T00:15:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "33c15e851ab56932a41de9b53d06df0f",
                "name": "Metal Tech News",
                "url": "https://www.metaltechnews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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