Editing S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (section)

===Legacy===
Dylan P. Gadino of ''CMJ New Music Monthly'' reflected in November 2001 that Incubus "dropped their major-label debut, ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'', the same year as some nix-metal founders — 1997 also saw the releases of Limp Bizkit's ''[[Three Dollar Bill, Y'all]]'' and [[Sevendust]]'s [[Sevendust (album)|eponymous disc]] — yet Incubus's music [was] generally more inspired and layered than the efforts of their brooding counterparts."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OCoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=cmj+%22incubus%22+%22science%22+%221997%22&pg=PA78 | title=CMJ New Music Monthly }}</ref> In November 2001, Amy Sciarretto of sister publication ''CMJ New Music Report'' further wrote, "Incubus was poised to be hard rock's bastard child of Faith No More and Primus thanks to its resident hottie Brandon Boyd's easy-on-the-ears emulation of Mike Patton and Dirk Lance's bass thwapping. But between 1997's ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'' and 1999's ''Make Yourself'', the album that broke Incubus at rock radio, the band took a stylistic turn."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yQhQNccylfMC&dq=incubus+boyd+%22science%22&pg=PA13|title=CMJ New Music Report|date=November 19, 2001|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' commented in 2002 that "they broke through to the Ozzfest crowd with 1997's eclectic funk-metal album, ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.''."<ref name="sin">''Sin with Incubus''. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', 2002.</ref> The 2003 book ''The Rough Guide to Rock'' claimed that it was "better and far more accomplished" than their previous releases ''Enjoy Incubus'' and ''Fungus Amongus''.<ref name="rough"/> The book additionally states that it "gave the band a much smoother, groove-oriented sound. Splashes of funk were offset with driving riffage and spiky turntable shrapnel, while Boyd's lyrics began to encompass a more intellectual world-view than your average rock star."<ref name="rough">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&dq=%22incubus%22+%22science%22+boyd&pg=PA518 | isbn=9781843531050 | title=The Rough Guide to Rock | year=2003 | publisher=[[Rough Guides]] }}</ref>

In 2004, David Clayman of [[IGN]] called it "fairly impressive, considering the band's age and experience at the time of those recordings."<ref name="ign">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/07/26/a-crow-left-of-the-murder|title=A Crow Left Of The Murder|first=David|last=Clayman|date=July 26, 2004|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> That same year, Nick Romanow of the ''[[Daily Collegian]]'' reflected that with ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'', Incubus "had the potential to become the next Faith No More", noting that "the comparison was even heightened by charismatic frontman Brandon Boyd’s vocal similarities to Mike Patton, Faith No More’s innovative singer."<ref name="dc">{{cite web | url=https://dailycollegian.com/2004/02/incubus-return-to-their-roots/ | title=Incubus return to their roots }}</ref> He also said that by ''Morning View'' they had "abandoned their will to be as innovative as Faith No More".<ref name="dc"/> ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' in 2013 considered it to be their heaviest release, as well as "what a more elastic and bold Red Hot Chili Peppers could be like."<ref name="vice">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/we-interviewed-brandon-boyd-from-incubus/|title=We Interviewed Brandon Boyd from Incubus|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=19 July 2013 }}</ref> ''[[Loudwire]]'' praised it in 2019, saying "before their music almost entirely mellowed out, Incubus were a high energy genre-bending band of misfits. The sophomore effort fused metal, hip-hop, trip-hop, funk, jazz and even a little bit of [[house music]]."<ref name="loud">{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/top-50-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time/|title=The 50 Best Nu-Metal Albums of All-Time|first=Rae|last=Lemeshow-Barooshian|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=January 2024 }}</ref> On the album's 20th anniversary in 2017, ''Spin'' wrote that it mixes "cartoonish slap bass with bongwater-soaked guitar distortion [and] dubby [[Drum and bass|drum-n-bass]] with samples from children’s audiobooks." They added, "you’d almost expect it to have died in a psychedelics-related car accident before it reached the distinguished age of 20."<ref name="spin"/>

[[Geddy Lee]] of Canadian rock band [[Rush (band)|Rush]] was a fan of the album, and at one point expressed interest in collaborating with Incubus.<ref name="yt">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teEOcDL2nLc|title=Brandon Boyd Fan First: Incubus Origin Story, 1991 Turning Point, Lucid Dreams, New Solo Music|website=YouTube|date=22 November 2021 }}</ref> [[Tosin Abasi]], guitarist of [[progressive metal]] band [[Animals as Leaders]], has mentioned being influenced by it, with his band later touring with Incubus in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/animals-as-leaders-tosin-abasi-10-essential-guitar-albums-597165|title=Animals As Leaders' Tosin Abasi: 10 essential guitar albums|author1=Joe Bosso|date=March 31, 2014|website=MusicRadar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/animals_as_leaders_map_out_2022_north_american_tour|title=Animals as Leaders Map Out 2022 North American Tour │ Exclaim!|website=Animals as Leaders Map Out 2022 North American Tour │ Exclaim!}}</ref> The band's greatest hits releases ''The Essential Incubus'' (2012) and ''Playlist: The Very Best of Incubus'' (2013) both include songs from the album,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/playlist-the-very-best-of-incubus-mw0002578332|title=Incubus Playlist: The Very Best of Incubus Album Reviews, Songs & More &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-essential-incubus-mw0002421264|title=Incubus The Essential Incubus Album Reviews, Songs & More &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> while their initial greatest hits release ''[[Monuments and Melodies]]'' (2009) only included an acoustic version of "A Certain Shade of Green", which was not recorded during the ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'' era.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/monuments-melodies-mw0000814650|title=Incubus Monuments & Melodies Album Reviews, Songs & More &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>  In 2003, the song "Vitamin" was also featured in the horror film ''[[Final Destination 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/final-destination-deaths-stats-personal-injury-law-firm-1848719329|title=Personal injury firm on which Final Destination deaths are most common|date=March 29, 2022|website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref>