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": 16642,
    "articles": [
        {
            "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"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6fc31159ef7576729061fe489a351335",
            "title": "AeroWomen in Yeovil highlights women's role in space exploration",
            "description": "Hundreds of women attend the annual AeroWomen women event in Yeovil.",
            "content": "Women are being prepared for jobs in space exploration that \"may not yet even exist\", according to one female astronaut.\nPioneers from across the aerospace sector gathered in Yeovil in Somerset on Monday to highlight the region's role in space explor... [1519 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy49d000kgwo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/1803/live/0431e780-6357-11f1-8b15-6100cfbc3083.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-10T05:21:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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