Namibia Science News API

Get the live top science headlines from Namibia 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 Namibia. 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=na&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=science" \
  --data-urlencode "country=na" \
  --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": "na", "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: "na",
    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"  => "na",
    "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=na&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": 2625,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c0fca784cd55f52f9a2aa55956a3d488",
            "title": "Mapping Kīlauea's magma reservoirs at high resolution",
            "description": "The Hawaiian volcano Kīlauea is among the most active on Earth. Not only did it erupt almost continuously from 1983 to 2018, but it also began a new series of eruptions in late 2024 that continue as of late 2026. The activity and accessibility of the volcano have enabled scientists to collect a wealth of data.",
            "content": "The Hawaiian volcano Kīlauea is among the most active on Earth. Not only did it erupt almost continuously from 1983 to 2018, but it also began a new series of eruptions in late 2024 that continue as of late 2026. The activity and accessibility of the... [1691 chars]",
            "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-klauea-magma-reservoirs-high-resolution.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-plume-of-lava-shoots.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T19:20:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6063be7565dcd637bb5d2946ed6c5329",
                "name": "Phys.org",
                "url": "https://phys.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b75798872b33d6b21e4f49d583bd0314",
            "title": "Dimorphos in sight: Europe's Hera probe gets its 1st look at battered space rock (photo)",
            "description": "Europe's Hera planetary defense spacecraft is closing in on the binary asteroid system targeted by NASA's DART deflection test, and can now tell the two rocky bodies apart.",
            "content": "Europe's Hera planetary defense spacecraft is closing in on the binary asteroid system targeted by NASA's DART deflection test, and can now tell the two rocky bodies apart.\nHera is nearing the end of its voyage to the Didymos asteroid system, having ... [1528 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/asteroid-comet-missions/dimorphos-in-sight-europes-hera-probe-gets-its-1st-look-at-battered-space-rock-photo",
            "image": "https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q2DCkvNTr6bm6kNaLG5Hbk-2546-80.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T19:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "024dd4370bda9e6e6791231c2a935d20",
                "name": "Space",
                "url": "https://www.space.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "be2cdec19a6aca0ab71235b4fc1284b4",
            "title": "Biocomputer can explore multiple solutions at once as bacteria multiply in tiny, interconnected channels",
            "description": "A McGill-led research team has developed a bacteria-based biocomputer that can solve large, complex problems using a small fraction of the memory and resources required by standard (\"solid-state\") computers. Possible applications ...",
            "content": "A McGill-led research team has developed a bacteria-based biocomputer that can solve large, complex problems using a small fraction of the memory and resources required by standard (\"solid-state\") computers. Possible applications include encryption, ... [2542 chars]",
            "url": "https://techxplore.com/news/2026-11-biocomputer-explore-multiple-solutions-bacteria.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-biocomputer-that-run.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T16:20:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c88b209fa1285546303dff40d1ec45c7",
                "name": "Tech Xplore",
                "url": "https://techxplore.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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