United Kingdom Science News API

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

Get API key for the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=gb&category=science&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 15944,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4c5df13a42dce18b2a3905674217c59b",
            "title": "How to see tonight's micromoon - what is it and why is it so small?",
            "description": "Tonight's full moon will be the fifth of 2026, which is an unusual 13-full-moon year. | ITV National News",
            "content": "Our fifth full moon of the year happens tonight.\nKnown as the \"Flower Moon\", May's first full moon is named after the abundance of spring flowers.\nWhat actually is a full moon?\nA full moon occurs because of the changing positions of the sun, Earth, a... [3096 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.itv.com/news/2026-05-01/how-to-see-tonights-micromoon-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-so-small",
            "image": "https://images.ctfassets.net/pjshm78m9jt4/YRgAiD0S4YrIRIxpZ0U0g/5322155abc24178afe17656cda976abd/AP25106553090740.jpg?fm=jpg&fit=fill&w=1600&h=900&q=80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T16:30:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "50e936df020ec4ba91592a1399c1d92f",
                "name": "ITVX",
                "url": "https://www.itv.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1f50fcb25a54d6b96a00eebb7868a5b6",
            "title": "Virgin Galactic reveals new ship, but it's running out of time and cash",
            "description": "It's not clear whether Virgin Galactic has the cash reserves to fund a prolonged test phase.",
            "content": "On Thursday, the publicly traded spaceflight company Virgin Galactic shared on social media a new photo of its next-generation spaceship being towed outside of its factory in Mesa, Arizona.\nYou remember Virgin Galactic, right? The space tourism compa... [4978 chars]",
            "url": "https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/the-suborbital-space-tourism-industry-is-on-life-support/",
            "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/HHJd9nqbYAAGbnb-1152x648.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T14:42:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "344add8dabb753d03641ce9f246787ad",
                "name": "Ars Technica",
                "url": "https://arstechnica.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e86229609b759035f6d09090b3972c83",
            "title": "A Massive 2022 Eruption on Earth May Reveal Active Volcanoes on Venus",
            "description": "A fiery eruption in Hawaii is giving scientists an unexpected tool to detect active volcanoes on Venus—and it could change how we read the planet’s hidden surface.",
            "content": "A powerful volcanic eruption on Earth is now shaping how scientists search for active volcanoes on Venus, offering a breakthrough method to interpret alien lava flows. The findings, set to appear in the June 2026 issue of the Journal of Volcanology a... [4216 chars]",
            "url": "https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/05/2022-eruption-earth-active-volcanoes-venus/",
            "image": "https://dailygalaxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/A-Massive-2022-Eruption-on-Earth-May-Reveal-Active-Volcanoes-on-Venus-scaled.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T14:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "15b3a075005c2186c70ef27f4d08b583",
                "name": "The Daily Galaxy",
                "url": "https://dailygalaxy.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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