8-year-old kid with a metal detector stumbles upon a 19th century shipwreck

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A Canadian kid is proof that major scientific discoveries don't always have to come from grizzled researchers with fancy equipment. Two years ago, then-8-year-old Lucas Atchison went on a family trip to Point Farms Provincial Park in Ontario. Armed with a metal detector he had just received as a birthday present, Atchison dutifully scanned the area, hoping to hear that coveted "beep." Eagerly digging into the site, Lucas uncovered a metal spike, which his father initially dismissed as something used to tie up boats.