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

Don't go out wandering aimlessly looking for treasure. A little research can make your metal detecting hobby much more rewarding. By Eric Alt Published Apr 11, 2026 1:28 PM EDT Add Popular Science ...

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The British Museum is pushing to raise £3.5m. A British man is about to be a millionaire after he discovered a rare King Henry VIII pendant in a field using a metal detector. Charlie Clarke, an ...

A private metal detectorist searching in a forest near Borsum, Lower Saxony, uncovered one of the most significant Roman-era hoards found in Germany in recent decades. The discovery, made without a ...

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Guardia Civil in Andalucia now treat metal detector use on beaches and riverbanks as a serious offence under heritage laws ...

An area school district will start using a metal detector system. In a letter to parents, the Pine-Richland School District said that it’s implementing the portable OpenGate metal detector system to ...

An Australian couple was searching for gold using a metal detector in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields in 1979 when they uncovered the largest gold nugget found in the region in the previous 50 years. Coming ...