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Canada Science News API

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

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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": 127376,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a0f1c34aba63b38a04d66cdcdf8d0ed4",
            "title": "Plants’ ability to absorb carbon dioxide questioned in new research",
            "description": "Plants absorb less carbon dioxide than scientists once thought, according to new research that suggests Earth’s natural carbon buffer is weaker than many climate models assume.\nFor decades, rising atmospheric CO2 has been expected to stimulate plant growth – a phenomenon often referred to as the CO2 fertilization effect.\nIn",
            "content": "Plants absorb less carbon dioxide than scientists once thought, according to new research that suggests Earth’s natural carbon buffer is weaker than many climate models assume.\nFor decades, rising atmospheric CO2 has been expected to stimulate plant ... [452 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.observerxtra.com/plants-ability-to-absorb-carbon-dioxide-questioned-in-new-research-2/",
            "image": "https://www.observerxtra.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/01/growing-grass-at-home-from-seeds-for-transplanting-2026-01-11-10-51-02-utc.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T14:07:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4bc514e7cc2e3c34e7484d888911acfc",
                "name": "observerxtra.com",
                "url": "https://www.observerxtra.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2641ff6903d251b81785e80e69eedcf3",
            "title": "Plastic that can be used as fertilizer? UVic lab thinks it’s a possibility",
            "description": "Research project looks at replacing carbon with nitrogen in polymers",
            "content": "A University of Victoria lab is looking to better understand the periodic table in an effort to reduce environmental impact of synthetic materials made with carbon like plastics, fabrics and adhesives.\n“For hundreds of years, chemistry has focused on... [2155 chars]",
            "url": "https://vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2026/01/29/plastic-that-can-be-used-as-fertilizer-uvic-lab-thinks-its-a-possibility/",
            "image": "https://vancouverislandfreedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2026/01/41415878_web1_260123-VNE-UVicGreenPlastics-KEWORD_1.jpg?w=1024",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T13:32:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ea6402e083778333251dd7d19d1091d6",
                "name": "vancouverislandfreedaily.com",
                "url": "https://vancouverislandfreedaily.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "632381bc42712c43f17e68edac587ed3",
            "title": "Welcome to the ‘Homogenocene’: how humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously samey",
            "description": "Just one of the many ways the Anthropocene is reshaping life on Earth.",
            "content": "The age of humans is increasingly an age of sameness. Across the planet, distinctive plants and animals are disappearing, replaced by species that are lucky enough to thrive alongside humans and travel with us easily. Some scientists have a word for ... [5564 chars]",
            "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com/welcome-homogenocene-humans-making-world-123640267.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/os/en/the_conversation_464/18955d236c410bf6d9fc72b7355851ee",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T12:36:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a2b63f17a2f88eb6115cf6b743dcd1e5",
                "name": "Yahoo News Canada",
                "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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