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United States Science News API

Get the live top science headlines from United States with our JSON API.

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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 States.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=us&category=science&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 1254366,
    "articles": [
        {
            "title": "NASA Headquarters Budget Protest On Monday",
            "description": "This is not a NASA website. You might learn something. It's YOUR space agency. Get involved. Take it back. Make it work – for you.",
            "content": "NASA HQ – Goole Maps\nKeith’s note: As noted last week there will be a protest outside of NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC from 7:00-11:00 am EDT on Monday, 30 June 2025. Information about the event can be found here. This event has obtained a form... [3462 chars]",
            "url": "https://nasawatch.com/activism/nasa-headquarters-budget-protest-on-monday/",
            "image": "https://nasawatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NASA-HQ.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-06-29T16:23:24Z",
            "source": {
                "name": "NASA Watch",
                "url": "https://nasawatch.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "title": "Zombie fungus erupts from ancient fly trapped in amber",
            "description": "This week, see zombie fungi trapped in an amber fossil, explore the sun’s hidden south pole, meet tool-using whales that groom each other, and more.",
            "content": "Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.\nCNN —\nSome of the most intriguing science fiction springs from eerie, real-life phenomena. Case in point, the m... [4907 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/29/science/zombie-fungi-fossil-science-newsletter-wt",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2021-03-10-21-33-03-b-radius8-smoothing4-20250626164808940.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2025-06-29T15:00:00Z",
            "source": {
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "title": "Ars reflects on Apollo 13 turning 30",
            "description": "Ron Howard’s 1995 love letter to NASA’s Apollo program takes a few historical liberties but it still inspires awe.",
            "content": "This year marks the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Oscar-winning film, Apollo 13, director Ron Howard's masterful love letter to NASA's Apollo program in general and the eponymous space mission in particular. So we're taking the opportunity to revisit ... [1885 chars]",
            "url": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/ars-reflects-on-apollo-13-turning-30/",
            "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/apollo12-1152x648.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-06-29T14:05:29Z",
            "source": {
                "name": "Ars Technica",
                "url": "https://arstechnica.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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