Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles

'Dust is a book with an extraordinary global story to tell, but - and - also with an ethical argument to advance.' Robert Macfarlane

'Superb' Telegraph

'Brilliant' Sunday Times

'Eye-opening . . . impressive' Guardian

'Powerful' Nature

'Like a detective dusting for fingerprints, Jay Owens masterfully reveals the hidden traces of modernity by following some of its smallest fragments.' James Vincent, author of Beyond Measure

Combining history and science, a sweeping look at the smallest substance and the biggest challenges facing people and the planet

Exploring dust as a method for seeing the world - from space dust to sandstorms, the domestic to the digital.