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South Africa Science News API

Get the live top science headlines from South Africa 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 South Africa.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=za&category=science&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 1520,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6307f24ff0df0a1b087c1c35c3e5811f",
            "title": "Research Reveals Democracy's Global Roots Beyond Greece",
            "description": "A new study on ancient societies from around the world is rewriting what we thought we knew about democracy. A team of researchers analyzed",
            "content": "A new study on ancient societies from around the world is rewriting what we thought we knew about democracy. A team of researchers analyzed archaeological and historical evidence from 31 ancient societies across Europe, Asia, and the Americas and fou... [5863 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/research-reveals-democracys-global-roots-beyond-1639612/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1587955415524-bb264e518428%3Fixlib%3Drb-4.0.3%26amp%3Bixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D1170%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T18:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a68cf467b3c854214d5438a1fac0d45e",
            "title": "Teamwork Lets Bacteria Consume Plastic Waste No Species Can Tackle Alone",
            "description": "You don’t need a brain to work together for the good of the planet.",
            "content": "The plastic crisis has inspired a search for organisms capable of safely breaking down various forms of artificial material currently polluting land and water. So many different types of plastics are in widespread use that it’s not surprising some ha... [4525 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.iflscience.com/teamwork-lets-bacteria-consume-plastic-waste-no-species-can-tackle-alone-82890",
            "image": "https://assets.iflscience.com/assets/articleNo/82890/aImg/89605/plastic-pollution-meta.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T16:40:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1d14645471b902dc36cbced40e4f0ea0",
                "name": "IFLScience",
                "url": "https://www.iflscience.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cb88e14177f9cdf185336f018df3d481",
            "title": "Scientists capture elusive molecule tetroxides that could transform chemistry",
            "description": "Researchers have directly observed a fleeting molecule that has been theorised for more than half a century",
            "content": "Researchers have directly observed a fleeting molecule known as tetroxides that has been theorised for more than half a century\nThe breakthrough offers new insight into how oxidation works across a wide range of environments, from the atmosphere to t... [3331 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/scientists-capture-elusive-molecule-tetroxides-that-could-transform-chemistry/206701/",
            "image": "https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/iStock-2165554298.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T15:36:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a1c347c5fd9fe81e35d2b0abeeda6e5e",
                "name": "Open Access Government",
                "url": "https://www.openaccessgovernment.org"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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