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": 16656,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ee5e38a87fa9b584ef3acaef89cd8910",
            "title": "Granny would have scoffed at my housewifery",
            "description": "No doubt our ancestors felt maddened by domestic chores, but at least they had to develop real skills in the process",
            "content": "The zenith of the household notebook was the 20th century, when mass literacy and cheap paper notebooks made it possible for every housewife to keep notes. But this was also the century in which domestic gadgets made housework easier and less skilful... [702 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/11/granny-would-have-scoffed-at-my-housewifery/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2026/06/10/TELEMMGLPICT000489746449_17811154409010_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqQ1tFcsyxA8kjPR8E8AJ4wTC8D2UJ1a92_L6j4xR6eR4.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Comment",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T06:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b08701adb63131c1c7707cb1813a9407",
            "title": "Deepest and most extensive whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean",
            "description": "Some remains found in Diamantina fracture zone date back more than 5m years and reveal species and ecosystems unknown to science",
            "content": "The oldest, deepest and most extensive whale graveyard yet discovered has been found in the south-eastern Indian Ocean, with fossils dating back more than 5m years.\nWhale falls – the term for dead whales that sink to the ocean floor – are not uncommo... [3818 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/10/deepest-most-extensive-whale-graveyard-discovered-indian-ocean",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6253a2c697c6011cef357455376de3ec8d3d0d02/938_0_4398_3517/master/4398.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=ae1e37f3f9ebd07e7eb9efa14828481b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-10T15:03:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "64b253dcc1ecc9dd300b54f11111f683",
            "title": "Study reveals repeated island gigantism in Shetland Wrens",
            "description": "A new study of Shetland Eurasian Wrens reveals how island isolation drove the evolution of larger body size, shedding light on rapid changes in bird populations.",
            "content": "A study of Shetland's unique Eurasian Wren population has uncovered new evidence showing how isolation on remote islands repeatedly drove the evolution of larger body size.\nThe research, published in Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society, exami... [1791 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.birdguides.com/articles/ornithology/study-reveals-repeated-island-gigantism-in-shetland-wrens/",
            "image": "http://www.birdguides-cdn.com/cdn/gallery/birds/3J7A5823.jpeg?&width=1200&height=630&mode=crop&format=webp&webp.quality=85&scale=down",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-10T08:56:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ca753c1d715acf8787fe657fe0982841",
                "name": "BirdGuides",
                "url": "https://www.birdguides.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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