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

Years after hearing rumors of a gold vein lost beneath a remote Alabama bridge, we finally investigate it ourselves. The site is dangerous, eerie, and full of untold secrets. With metal detectors in ...

In his 50 years of scouring the Isle of Man with a metal detector in hand, Ronald Clucas had never found anything like it: eight strands of gold looped neatly together. Months on from its discovery in ...

Treasure hunting is not unlike finding a stud in your walls. Rather than a stud finder, you just need a metal detector. Whereas finding treasure once meant locating an “X” on an ancient map, today’s ...

Nettie Edmondson says that the land 'talks to her' and she knows where to explore ...

A former Royal Canadian Mint employee has been found guilty of smuggling $190,000 worth of gold from the building on Sussex Drive — apparently in his rectum, an Ottawa judge ruled Wednesday morning.