The number and the range of exciting reports in the field of Group 14 chemistry continues to grow and, year on year, to reinforce the importance of this Group. This chapter, covering reports published in the calendar year 2002, includes some remarkable new findings from a number of areas, including the first preparation of M(14) radicals without extensive π-bond stabilisation, the first digermyne and the preparation of 1,6-difluorohexatriyne. The oxo-cluster chemistry of M(14) elements continues to expand at an amazing rate, with new examples appearing almost constantly. This is a great time for M(14) chemistry, for those who study it for its own sake and for the many people who use it as a tool in their own separate areas.