'Tea tastes even better' with BBC Traitors star Hannah Fry's 'stirring' method
There is a scientific reason behind this why this 'erratic' way works
UK Science News, From UKRI to the Russell Group
The UK science feed covers UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) grant announcements and policy, Royal Society output, research from Russell Group universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, UCL, Edinburgh, Manchester, KCL, etc.), UK Space Agency announcements, and major peer-reviewed study coverage. Coverage draws on dedicated science publications and the science desks at major UK broadcasters and broadsheets. Stories are tagged with category, UK country relevance, and the named researchers detected in the body.
Will the Northern Lights be visible in London tonight?
Met Office gives verdict on chances of seeing Northern Lights over southern England
Prehistoric village unearthed at Devon reservoir after water levels drop to lowest in decades
An incredible prehistoric village lived in by Bronze Age humans has re-emerged after the Fernworthy Reservoir in Devon dropped to its lowest water level in decades
Northern Lights display seen across UK may be visible again on Sunday night
The aurora borealis lit up the skies across the UK, with the spectacle pictured as far south as Kent and Surrey.
Northern Lights alert as Met Office issues forecast for Aurora Borealis across UK
Stunning images of pink, purple and yellow hues were caught as the Northern Lights brought the display across the UK skies - some Brits could be in store for three more nights o...
Billionaires want to colonise the Moon but whether they can is complicated
No longer content with simply reaching the Moon, billionaires and major world powers have dived into a new space race. What comes next is not entirely clear.
All you need to know as clocks to go back earlier this year
The clocks will go back in the UK this month, marking the end of British Summer Time (BST) and the start of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Human Augmentation: Six Visions Inspired by Sci-Fi
TLDR: Human augmentation takes many forms in science fiction. Manchester Metropolitan University film scholar Amy C. Chambers explores six visions of enhanced bodies, genetic en...
Deep-sea scientists discover creature eerily similar to Spongebob’s friend as well as dozens of new species: Photos
Deep-sea scientists discovers 57 new species, including one they compare to cartoon character, 'Patrick Star'.
The London Underground line some say is haunted by a ghostly steam train
'Ghost train' sightings on the London Underground may actually have a surprisingly simple explanation
Scientists blame Captain Cook for Australia's deadly mega-fires - more than 250 years after he arrived on the continent
Scientists have blamed Captain Cook for Australia's recent wave of deadly mega-fires, more than 250 years after the British Royal Navy officer arrived on the continent.
Scientists accidentally discover a genetic code that breaks the rules of life
Scientists accidentally discovered a microscopic organism with a genetic code that breaks a rule researchers thought was nearly universal. While testing a new DNA sequencing tec...
David Attenborough promises to ‘venture even further’ in Blue Planet III
The broadcaster narrates the natural history series which explores life beneath the waves.
Scottish Whisky to Be Launched Into Space
RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images Engineers in Scotland and Japan plan to blast whisky samples into space to measure how the spirit ages outside Earth’s atmosphere. The exp...
Volunteers Dug Up 1,000 Clues Beneath a Church. They Rewrite Medieval Christian History.
Crucibles of melted gold and silver point to a lost monastic powerhouse of early Christian Britain.
Women Gain Ground in Research, but Senior Authorship Lags
Women’s participation in science has grown, but gaps remain in senior authorship and peer review, with progress varying across disciplines, countries, and journals. Medscape New...
US approves first data center-specific small nuclear reactor — the BWRX-300 may be covering not just the UK, but America too
The US has approved TVA's 300MW BWRX-300 reactor, while Britain and other markets consider deployments using the same nuclear design.
Whisky to be aged in space for first time in university satellite project
Engineers in Scotland and Japan are planning to put Scotch on a rocket in 2028.
What it’s like to wait for the call from the Nobel Prize committee
Ahead of this year's Nobel Prize announcements, STAT chatted with Mary-Claire King, who discovered the BRCA cancer mutations and is frequently mentioned in prize predictions.
Stunning Orionid Meteor Shower visible from UK skies from today - How to watch from London
The shower begins on October 2 but won't peak until the 21-22
Science news in United Kingdom coverage
NewsMesh filters United Kingdom-relevant science coverage into one structured feed, ready to query by the same parameters as the rest of the API.
Pull Science news in United Kingdom into your app
Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?category=science&country=gb). The examples below are ready to copy.
curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?apiKey=nm_xxx&category=science&country=gb&limit=20"Endpoints
GET /v1/latest: Most-recent articles, filterable by category, country, and date range.GET /v1/search: Full-text search across the archive with boolean operators and source filters.GET /v1/trending: Cached trending headlines, the fastest endpoint for homepage feeds.GET /v1/article/{id}: Fetch a single article and its full metadata by ID.
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Frequently asked questions about Science news in United Kingdom
What science news from United Kingdom does NewsMesh cover?
NewsMesh filters United Kingdom-relevant science coverage into one structured feed, each story tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body.
Which endpoint returns science news from United Kingdom?
Call GET /v1/latest?category=science&country=gb. Use /v1/search to add keyword queries on top of the same filters.
Can I get United Kingdom news in other categories?
Yes. Swap the category parameter (business, sports, technology, health, and more) or drop it entirely to get all United Kingdom coverage from /v1/latest?country=gb.
Is science news from United Kingdom available in real time?
Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: science United Kingdom stories are served through the live /v1/latest and /v1/trending endpoints alongside a searchable archive, each tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body, so you can build a live feed without scraping HTML.
How do I access the science news from United Kingdom feed?
Create a NewsMesh account, generate an API key, and call the endpoint above with your apiKey parameter. See the pricing page for current plans and rate limits.
Need more data?
Access the full dataset programmatically with the NewsMesh API.