Canada Science News API

Get the live top science headlines from Canada with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Canada Science News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Canada.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ca&category=science&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 141874,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "18fa0fda6c4138bfd18513100aa9e9bf",
            "title": "Why did T. rex have tiny arms? A new study may finally have the answer",
            "description": "Scientists may have finally solved the riddle of Tyrannosaurus rex's small arms, which have always stood out as the oddest feature of the mightiest dinosaur, prompting jokes and a century-plus debate about their purpose and evolutionary history.",
            "content": "Scientists may have finally solved the riddle of Tyrannosaurus rex's small arms, which have always stood out as the oddest feature in the mightiest of dinosaurs, prompting jokes and a century-plus debate on their purpose and evolutionary history.\nAt ... [7225 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ksl.com/article/51502224/why-did-t-rex-have-tiny-arms-a-new-study-may-finally-have-the-answer",
            "image": "https://img.ksl.com/slc/3158/315804/31580445.jpg?filter=kslv2/responsive_story_lg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T22:34:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6486035d1c6580e0b37c6e3b271d2d50",
                "name": "KSL.com",
                "url": "https://www.ksl.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ff0e5bfd12f59343143797ecc2949fa3",
            "title": "Rare Ostrich-Like Dinosaur Fossil Found on Canadian Island",
            "description": "Paleontologists in Canada say they have recovered a dinosaur tail vertebra from 75- to 80-million-year-old marine rocks on a small island off the coast of British Columbia, providing the clearest evidence yet that bird-like ornithomimosaurs once roamed the ancient Pacific coastline of North America.",
            "content": "Paleontologists in Canada say they have recovered a dinosaur tail vertebra from 75- to 80-million-year-old marine rocks on a small island off the coast of British Columbia, providing the clearest evidence yet that bird-like ornithomimosaurs once roam... [2865 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sci.news/paleontology/denman-island-ornithomimosaur-14794.html",
            "image": "https://cdn.sci.news/images/2026/05/image_14794f-Quipalong-henanesnsis.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T22:26:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c74358087a9ef7a865a623801c9a631c",
                "name": "Sci.News",
                "url": "https://www.sci.news"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "38e4449774d8cc0f25c5da6ddf30dcb3",
            "title": "Les canicules seront encore plus étouffantes, l'IA aggrave la chaleur et s'accapare l'eau",
            "description": "La canicule frappe la France et l'IA fait partie du problème de fond. En ce 25 mai 2026, dix-huit départements de l'Ouest passent en vigilance jaune pour la première fois en plein mois de mai depuis la création du dispositif en 2004. Le réchauffement climatique explique cette chaleur précoce. Et...",
            "content": "Une étude de l'université d'État de l'Arizona du 18 mai 2026 dans le Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities apporte les premières mesures de terrain sur ce phénomène. Les chercheurs ont équipé des véhicules de capteurs et roulé a... [3731 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lesnumeriques.com/intelligence-artificielle/les-canicules-seront-encore-plus-etouffantes-l-ia-aggrave-la-chaleur-et-s-accapare-l-eau-n256428.html",
            "image": "https://cdn.lesnumeriques.com/optim/news/25/256428/20be6010-les-canicules-seront-encore-plus-etouffantes-l-ia-aggrave-la-chaleur-et-s-accapare-l-eau__1200_678__590-342-5238-2782.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T20:45:00Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa2fe5eaa5da248da7e27775cfa55b7d",
                "name": "Les Numériques",
                "url": "https://www.lesnumeriques.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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