Consumer-grade metal detectors can help you discover everything from buried treasure to loose change or hidden wiring. Many people enjoy spending hours sweeping over beaches or abandoned property in ...

Scanning parks and beaches with one of these can be a unique and fascinating hobby.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 1, amateur metal detectorists Katarzyna Herdzik and Jacek Ukowski made a stunning discovery on a Polish beach. Their ...

There have been plenty of eye-popping news stories about people using metal detectors to uncover precious artifacts—ancient coins, precious jewelry, gold nuggets, maybe even a piece of Charles I’s ...

So, you've binged a few treasure-hunting shows and now you're wondering if your own old detector in the garage can find you a pirate chest. One of the first questions that may pop up in your head ...