A Hingham family is back from the Middle East after being stuck there for more than a week due to airports being shut down amid the U.S. war in Iran.

“There are millions of Kurds within Iran ready for this moment,” said Hawreh Haddadi.

Edmonia Lewis virtually vanished from history when she died in 1907. A new exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum teases out the mysteries of Lewis's life while showcasing her marble sculptures.

Cultivated meat has been promised as a solution to the climate impacts of the meat industry for over a decade. The industry has had a few false starts, and thus far has failed to come to market at the scale needed to fulfill its promise to feed our future.

Stacey Schuhwerk and her son got stuck in Qatar on their way home from vacation. They're among at least 3,000 Americans unable to return home from the region due to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

Best Friends Animal Society says if 300 more dogs and cats are adopted this year in Massachusetts, it'll become what the organization refers to as a "no kill" state. That means at least 90% of shelter animals get adopted.

Conservators wanted to return a set of chairs to the original upholstery chosen by the museum’s founder. But all they had were some black-and-white photos.

The Framingham school district enrolled 719 fewer students compared to last school year, a "significant drop," said superintendent Bob Tremblay. While there are other factors driving the decline, the downward shift is fueled by families’ fears of being detained or deported.

For those Iranians in the U.S., there are an array of opinions on the war President Trump has brought to their home country. And there's no clear indication the Iranian people can replace the Islamic Republic with the kind of secular democracy many are calling for.