Uganda Science News API

Get the live top science headlines from Uganda 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 Uganda. 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=ug&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=science" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ug" \
  --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": "ug", "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: "ug",
    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"  => "ug",
    "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=ug&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": 2862,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "efcc8a0ac24577d84d5867208c44b34b",
            "title": "China lays out a four-step plan to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030",
            "description": "China has disclosed its most detailed schedule yet for a crewed lunar landing, with uncrewed tests planned in 2027, 2028 and 2029 before a human mission before…",
            "content": "The crew would fly in Mengzhou, a next-generation spacecraft designed for China’s crewed lunar program. Lanyue would serve as the lunar lander. China’s National Space Administration announced both names in 2024 and said the spacecraft, lander and Lon... [3626 chars]",
            "url": "https://mlq.ai/news/china-lays-out-a-four-step-plan-to-land-astronauts-on-the-moon-before-2030/",
            "image": "https://mlq.ai/static/mlq/og-default.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T14:37:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "447655ba2ea94df1efb6c377b2b64555",
                "name": "MLQ.ai",
                "url": "https://mlq.ai"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f6fe341c6dc3d020a4faf348ca38069d",
            "title": "Nature invented biodegradable plastic. Can we reverse engineer it?",
            "description": "Cellophane bees make a polyethylene-like plastic that breaks down in soil within a year. A new PNAS study shows how it could inspire biodegradable bioplastics.",
            "content": "Some bees line their nests with soft petals. Some line them with hardened tree sap. Some line them with a thin, flexible film composed of silk and polyester. And this latter group—known as cellophane bees—may hold the key to sustainable, biodegradabl... [3775 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/11/nature-already-invented-biodegradable-plastic-scientists-want-to-reverse-engineer-it/",
            "image": "https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/cellophane-bee.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T14:03:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c6ff33145d89913df0c5e30c9b55e300",
                "name": "Anthropocene Magazine",
                "url": "https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "444b6e35f14133d4de21a8c01f297d89",
            "title": "Aditya-L1 Reveals Asymmetric Expansion of Solar Storms",
            "description": "India's Aditya-L1 detected an unevenly expanding solar eruption, revealing hidden plasma motions that could help scientists improve space-weather forecasts.",
            "content": "When a powerful eruption blasts away from the Sun, predicting where it will go and how fast it will travel can be crucial for protecting satellites, communications systems, and power infrastructure on Earth.\nNow, scientists operating India’s Aditya-L... [4090 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.techexplorist.com/sun-hiding-third-dimension-aditya-l1-exposed/105951/",
            "image": "https://www.techexplorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/sun-corona.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T12:10:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "384f05ddf6ed854b082cdea0d2279b35",
                "name": "Tech Explorist",
                "url": "https://www.techexplorist.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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