Modern smartphones are packed with a wide range of sensors, and their magnetometer can successfully identify certain kinds of ...

This article was updated and checked for accuracy in April 2024. It was originally published in 2021. Believe it or not, metal detection is actually possible on Android phones. In fact, the first ...

We spent weeks testing the best metal detectors on the market. Here are our top six picks. Purchasing one of the best metal ...

On April 1, amateur metal detectorists Katarzyna Herdzik and Jacek Ukowski made a stunning discovery on a Polish beach. Their scanners led them to an ornate 24cm dagger covered in stars and crescent ...

For most of us, the fantasy of finding buried treasure faded away along with other childhood passions, like my youthful ambition to set a Guinness World Record for building the world’s largest pillow ...

Have you ever found yourself suddenly in need of finding a small metal object hidden in the woods? No? Well, neither have we. But we can’t say the same thing for [zaphod], who’s family was hoping to ...

Packed with simultaneous multi-frequency tech, the Vanquish 440 handles mineralized soil and shallow water without constant setting changes.

If you ever thought about becoming a treasure hunter this simple DIY metal detector by [mircemk] may be a nice project to start with. The design is based on an opensource metal detector called Smart ...