A father-son metal detecting trip uncovered gold for the first time, but the discovery came with a macabre mystery.

Richard Brock arrived late to a group metal-detecting event in Shropshire, England, with equipment that was not working ...

In a remarkable discovery, a four-year-old boy stumbled upon a 16th-century gold pendant while metal detecting alongside his ...

Whether stashed by Captain Kidd or as a plot point in The Goonies, buried treasure has a certain allure to it. But while metal detecting is a well-established hobby with thousands of dedicated ...

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 ...