There's often history just beneath your feet, waiting to be discovered. A long-forgotten button, an antique coin, or even a remnant from one of the wars that shaped our country. Trying to unearth ...

Dear Annie: My husband has taken up what he calls a “harmless hobby”: metal detecting. Every Saturday at dawn, he straps on his headset and heads to local parks, schoolyards and -- most recently -- ...

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

Learn how to make a homemade metal detector using batteries with step-by-step instructions, tips, and tricks to create a ...

Some people can scour the seaside for hours looking for shells and other treasures of the sea. But much more than horseshoe crabs, jellyfish and oysters wash up on the shoreline. The ocean can provide ...

If you’re patient and have a sense of adventure, metal detecting can be an exciting way to make a little extra money on the ...

Just below the earth, there’s hidden treasure waiting to be discovered, and a metal detector can help you hunt it. Whether you find ancient coins and jewelry or just another beer can tab, metal ...

Metal detecting is getting popular fast in Santa Clarita Valley. Once seen as an old hobby, it’s now modern, exciting, and tech-friendly. More people are buying metal detectors and heading outside.

Thom Parham is on a mission to uncover parts of Florida’s buried past. The 64-year-old history teacher and conventional archeologist in Keystone Heights has his sights on finding Seminole War Fort No.

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 ...