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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": 134894,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c0d820e0a45d89db0b21ab20079a9557",
            "title": "Winter blooming of hundreds of plants in UK ‘visible signal’ of climate breakdown",
            "description": "New year plant hunt shows rising temperatures are shifting natural cycles of wildflowers such as daisies",
            "content": "Daisies and dandelions are among hundreds of native plant species blooming in the UK, in what scientists have called a “visible signal” of climate breakdown disrupting the natural world.\nA Met Office analysis of data from the annual new year’s plant ... [1649 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/02/winter-blooming-of-hundreds-of-plants-in-uk-visible-signal-of-climate-breakdown",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8eadd35b093f97918d48eeb7a8d4b14cf51bdbd8/378_0_3743_2995/master/3743.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=16a0fcd68c0977e0a2e5bd58dce5bec2",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-02T05:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "67954f49772f3b9949c521a92a9d3907",
            "title": "Moon Phase Today: What The Moon Will Look Like On January 2",
            "description": "It's almost the full moon.",
            "content": "We're just a day away from the Full Moon, and it’s already starting to light up the night sky. If you look closely, you might catch some of the bigger craters and dark patches on its surface.\nWhat is today’s moon phase?\nAs of Friday, Jan. 2, the moon... [1423 chars]",
            "url": "https://in.mashable.com/space/104155/moon-phase-today-what-the-moon-will-look-like-on-january-2",
            "image": "https://sm.mashable.com/t/mashable_in/article/m/moon-phase/moon-phase-today-what-the-moon-will-look-like-on-january-2_u971.1200.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-02T05:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "671d3802fb767cbce5639d3562a19de7",
                "name": "Mashable India",
                "url": "https://in.mashable.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b2e63b3661d602ec9ea8d6cc8de0e5a1",
            "title": "January's Wolf Supermoon Is Getting a Rare Triple Brightness Boost",
            "description": "The full Wolf Supermoon of 3 January 2026 is going to put in one of the brightest appearances of which our Moon is capable, and it's all down to an extraordinary set of serendipitous circumstances.",
            "content": "The full Wolf Supermoon of 3 January 2026 is going to put in one of the brightest appearances of which our Moon is capable, and it's all down to an extraordinary set of serendipitous circumstances.\nA full supermoon takes place when the full phase of ... [3198 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/januarys-wolf-supermoon-is-getting-a-rare-triple-brightness-boost",
            "image": "https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/ThreeWolvesHowlingAtMoon.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-02T00:52:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "76a2943c768c5c3be7d790e609b40403",
                "name": "ScienceAlert",
                "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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