Kenya Science News API

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

Get API key for the Kenya 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 Kenya.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ke&category=science&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 1902,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "43ff2afa093b1ac739b39a916fd9f2b3",
            "title": "Three decades of progress since the discovery of senescence-associated beta-galactosidase",
            "description": "A new review was published in Volume 18 of Aging on May 15, 2026, titled \"Blue period – features of senescence 30 years after beta-galactosidase.\"",
            "content": "A new review was published in Volume 18 of Aging on May 15, 2026, titled \"Blue period – features of senescence 30 years after beta-galactosidase.\"\nThe review was led by first author Chisaka Kuehnemann and corresponding author Christopher D. Wiley fro... [3478 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260605/Three-decades-of-progress-since-the-discovery-of-senescence-associated-beta-galactosidase.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2017/6/Damaged_DNA-_Festa_8e4e716b43af46eb826e888d544f4cd6-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-06T03:03:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9cd50998a520ad0b6aaa81570dc5051e",
            "title": "Plants Could Be Used to Grow Medicines in Space, Study Shows",
            "description": "A new pharmaceutical production method could allow astronauts on long space missions to \"grow\" fresh medicines on demand using plants. The work could also bring low-cost pharmaceutical production to resource-limited areas on Earth.",
            "content": "Astronauts on long space missions may one day use plants to produce fresh stocks of medicines on demand, thanks to new research by engineers at the University of California San Diego. The team developed a simple method to grow and repeatedly harvest ... [6211 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newswise.com/articles/plants-could-be-used-to-grow-medicines-in-space-study-shows",
            "image": "https://www.newswise.com/images/uploads/2026/06/05/6a23786f16029_UCSD-JacobsSchool-2605-Steinmetz-gravity-04358-8MP.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-06T01:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a7e70333eab8750164de280ed5e2e58c",
                "name": "Newswise",
                "url": "https://www.newswise.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f9490e5a628b169df096126de1ef1884",
            "title": "Dieback fungus fights back against invasive moss species",
            "description": "In the 1940s, the highly invasive heath star moss was first introduced to the UK, and since then has been damaging the environment by turfing out other plant species. It can grow everywhere from bare soil and rotting tree stumps, to tarmac and thatched roofs. However, four years ago, whilst on the Isle of Wight, George Greiff, who is now based at the John Innes Centre in",
            "content": "In the 1940s, the highly invasive heath star moss was first introduced to the UK, and since then has been damaging the environment by turfing out other plant species. It can grow everywhere from bare soil and rotting tree stumps, to tarmac and thatch... [6220 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/dieback-fungus-fights-back-against-invasive-moss-species",
            "image": "https://www.thenakedscientists.com/sites/default/files/styles/social-media-large/public/media/media/Greiff_812_anamorph_03.JPG?itok=wdX9FEL5",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T22:38:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1cdf038d83323843d258b04be55d1fd8",
                "name": "The Naked Scientists",
                "url": "https://www.thenakedscientists.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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