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": 16054,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c98ed9aed92317e2413b6c03ff3a15ac",
            "title": "Derelict Somerset factory could be turned into Aldi and housing",
            "description": "The former Welton Bibby & Baron site in Midsomer Norton has been derelict for more than a decade.",
            "content": "A derelict paper bag factory could be turned into a supermarket, nursing home and housing according to provisional plans.\nBudget supermarket chain Aldi has submitted a pre-application to Somerset Council regarding the former Welton Bibby & Baron site... [381 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzd01v903o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/9a1c/live/204e7930-4a32-11f1-a70d-c72ff4101914.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T16:30:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fe2f3a77e59155a695ab81df63e78633",
            "title": "This Submarine Vanished Without a Trace Under Antarctica's Ice for Months and Has Now Returned with Unexpected Data",
            "description": "A missing submarine, unexplained findings, and a mystery beneath the ice. What did it reveal before it disappeared?",
            "content": "In early 2024, the Ran, a six-meter autonomous submarine, disappeared without a trace beneath Antarctica’s Dotson Ice Shelf. This mysterious loss has left scientists with more questions than answers, but the data it collected before vanishing has alr... [3406 chars]",
            "url": "https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/05/submarine-vanished-antarctica-back-data/",
            "image": "https://dailygalaxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/This-Submarine-Vanished-Without-a-Trace-Under-Antarcticas-Ice-for-Months-and-Has-Now-Returned-with-Unexpected-Data-That-Scientists-Were-Not-Prepared-For-scaled.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T14:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "15b3a075005c2186c70ef27f4d08b583",
                "name": "The Daily Galaxy",
                "url": "https://dailygalaxy.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5a5dc7d7d9275816d82c8336f6d39474",
            "title": "A Hiker Found Key-Sized Fossil Teeth in South Dakota, Revealing a Creature That Hasn't Been Seen in 16.3 Million Years",
            "description": "While walking through the Badlands, a hiker uncovered a fascinating fossil that belonged to a mysterious creature that roamed North America long before humans arrived.",
            "content": "A South Dakota hiker’s chance encounter with a fossilized row of teeth jutting from parched soil has unveiled a 16.3-million-year-old secret buried in the Badlands. The tiny fossil, no larger than a house key, belonged to a Leptauchenia, a peculiar a... [2858 chars]",
            "url": "https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/05/hiker-finds-fossil-teeth-key-sized/",
            "image": "https://dailygalaxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/A-Hiker-Found-Key-Sized-Fossil-Teeth-in-South-Dakota-Revealing-a-Creature-That-Hasnt-Been-Seen-in-16.3-Million-Years-scaled.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T12:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "15b3a075005c2186c70ef27f4d08b583",
                "name": "The Daily Galaxy",
                "url": "https://dailygalaxy.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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