In a time of viral sensations, the influence of photojournalism can go beyond newsworthiness, as images are propelled into an online world where stories are shaped in an instant. Think of the first ...

Ultraviolet light reveals a human handprint on the shell of a green sea turtle—demonstrating a cutting-edge technique for capturing forensic evidence to be used against poachers and animal traffickers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year the TIME photo department sits down to curate the strongest images that crossed our path over the previous 12 months.

Credit - Top row: Marco Di Marco—AP; Sofiia Gatilova—Reuters; Leo Correa–AP; Amr Alfiky—Reuters; John Moore—Getty Images; Bottom row: Anna Moneymaker—Getty Images; Jerome Brouillet—AFP/Getty Images; ...