fossils...

From Yahoo News: Scientists Create Petrified Wood in Days.

Researchers at a national science laboratory in south-central Washington have found a way to achieve in days what takes Mother Nature millions of years — converting wood to mineral.

Or perhaps, it doesn't take "Mother Nature" that long either? (See also: Grand Canyon)

For instance, at the Ginkgo Petrified Forest... trees were believed to have been buried without oxygen beneath molten lava millions of years ago.

I thought science didn't require faith.

Easter Bunny, Mother Nature, Tooth Fairy, Evolution, Santa Claus...