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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": 14340,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8a7d54f3f3bf4f0c5731142341cbfe93",
            "title": "Bees can breathe underwater",
            "description": "The discovery comes after researchers accidentally flooded a laboratory fridge",
            "content": "Bumblebees can breathe underwater by surrounding themselves with an air pocket that acts like a diving bell, scientists believe.\nThe discovery comes after researchers accidentally flooded a laboratory fridge and realised bees could survive submersion... [2361 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/11/bees-can-breathe-underwater/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2026/03/11/TELEMMGLPICT000470906050_17731894230510_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq-4_DBQA1qhx2cZnhXH01ACbUlwBjY9Vp8G5cT3efU-I.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T07:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "08ef9540fcf0c36d30a64ce72e08c990",
            "title": "A 1,300-pound Nasa spacecraft to re-enter Earth's atmosphere",
            "description": "Much of the Van Allen Probe is expected to burn up in the atmosphere though Nasa says there is \"low\" risk of people being struck by surviving components.",
            "content": "A more than1,300-pound (600kg) Van Allen Probe spacecraft is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere almost 14 years after its launch, Nasa says.\nThe spacecraft is projected to re-enter around 19:45 EST (00:45 GMT) on Tuesday the US Space Force predi... [372 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9gwdgg38vo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/e627/live/06b45bc0-1cce-11f1-940c-8d69ad1b5c3b.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-10T22:55:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f2fc886521fe7b0b3d803b5edd0488f4",
            "title": "New exoplanet survey method finds high rates of closely orbiting planets",
            "description": "Up until now, exoplanet surveys have mostly focused on nearby, bright stars that are sun-like or are red dwarfs, which are known to frequently host planets. While astronomers have discovered thousands of planets this way, a new study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, seems to have found a more efficient way of detecting planets that orbit close to their stars.",
            "content": "Up until now, exoplanet surveys have mostly focused on nearby, bright stars that are sun-like or are red dwarfs, which are known to frequently host planets. While astronomers have discovered thousands of planets this way, a new study, published in th... [3670 chars]",
            "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-03-exoplanet-survey-method-high-orbiting.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2026/new-exoplanet-survey-m.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-10T19:00:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6063be7565dcd637bb5d2946ed6c5329",
                "name": "Phys.org",
                "url": "https://phys.org"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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