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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": 14182,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "330325394e7b1316f215f8a1ba429cf8",
            "title": "The MOST Effective Thermal Mass Works Like A Sunburn",
            "description": "Way, way back in the days when men wore beards and wide-lapelled suits in exotic colors, only NASA had access to photovoltaics and 'solar' meant solar thermal. In those days of appropriate technology,...",
            "content": "Way, way back in the days when men wore beards and wide-lapelled suits in exotic colors, only NASA had access to photovoltaics and ‘solar’ meant solar thermal. In those days of appropriate technology, it was thought that the ultimate in thermal mass ... [2611 chars]",
            "url": "https://hackaday.com/2026/02/25/the-most-effective-thermal-mass-works-like-a-sunburn/",
            "image": "https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/singhvp93-water-heater-491270_1920-e1771458060635.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T03:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7227cc3b403fb7548db01f172934d4fa",
                "name": "Hackaday",
                "url": "https://hackaday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "793c799f89dbde9ce77fdc2fb4e8ccc4",
            "title": "Phone chemicals found in dolphin brains",
            "description": "Harmful particles released from discarded phone screens ‘infiltrating marine life’, say researchers",
            "content": "Toxic chemicals from smartphones have been found in the brains of dolphins, say researchers in Hong Kong.\nChinese scientists analysing tissue from deceased dolphins and porpoises have uncovered particles released from discarded phone screens.\nThe stu... [2238 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/25/phone-chemicals-dolphin-brains-hong-kong-researchers/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/briefs/2026/02/25/TELEMMGLPICT000466467112_17720384748780_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bqz4zYbuR7IM6Juk1iXz_jdU-DZn_Su1DaowuYWqsatyE.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T21:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d1e04f30ce9df099884b7c59ac51c399",
            "title": "Six planets to align in cosmic ‘parade’: Here’s how to see it",
            "description": "Look to the west for an hour or two just after sunset this weekend and use bright Venus as your guide, say experts",
            "content": "A rare alignment of the planets will be visible just after sunset this weekend.\nMercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter are coming together in an event sometimes dubbed a “planetary parade”.\nThe planetary parade will be best viewed from t... [2918 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/25/mercury-venus-neptune-saturn-uranus-jupiter-planets-align/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2026/02/25/TELEMMGLPICT000466462347_17720353467590_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqoE5geR7o-qO__3ACygXoQwgBUIqGoZrTQ3TTjLt-MPE.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T20:11:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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