:root {
      --primary-bg-color: #1a1a1a;
      --secondary-bg-color: #2a2a2a;
      --text-color: #f0f0f0;
      --secondary-text-color: #a0a0a0;
      --accent-color: #FFD700; 
      --hover-color: #FFA500; 
      --timeline-line-color: #444;
      --timeline-dot-color: #FFD700;
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      color: var(--text-color);
      background-color: var(--primary-bg-color);
      min-height: 100vh;
      padding-top: var(--header-offset); 
      padding-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .blog-list__hero {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 40px 20px;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 2.5em;
      color: var(--accent-color);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--secondary-text-color);
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 60px auto;
      padding: 0 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--timeline-line-color);
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      margin-bottom: 60px;
      padding: 10px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__item::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      background-color: var(--timeline-dot-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--primary-bg-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      z-index: 2;
      top: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      left: 50%;
    }

    .blog-list__date-wrapper {
      width: 45%;
      text-align: right;
      padding-right: 30px;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: flex-end;
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      font-size: 1.2em;
      font-weight: bold;
      color: var(--accent-color);
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      width: 45%;
      background-color: var(--secondary-bg-color);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
    }

    .blog-list__card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
      order: 2;
      text-align: left;
      padding-left: 30px;
      padding-right: 0;
      justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
      order: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__image-link {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .blog-list__image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__card:hover .blog-list__image {
      transform: scale(1.05);
    }

    .blog-list__content {
      padding: 20px;
      flex-grow: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      font-size: 1.4em;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .blog-list__link {
      color: var(--text-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__link:hover {
      color: var(--accent-color);
    }

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 0.95em;
      color: var(--secondary-text-color);
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__meta {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      margin-top: auto;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 10px;
    }

    .blog-list__keywords {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 8px;
    }

    .blog-list__keyword {
      background-color: rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.2);
      color: var(--accent-color);
      font-size: 0.8em;
      padding: 5px 10px;
      border-radius: 5px;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--accent-color);
      color: var(--primary-bg-color); 
      padding: 10px 15px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: var(--hover-color);
      color: var(--primary-bg-color);
    }

    
    
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 2em;
      }

      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 1em;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 30px; 
        transform: translateX(0);
      }

      .blog-list__item::after {
        left: 30px;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        flex-direction: column; 
        align-items: flex-start;
        padding-left: 60px; 
        margin-bottom: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__date-wrapper,
      .blog-list__card {
        width: 100%;
        text-align: left;
        padding-right: 0;
        padding-left: 0;
        justify-content: flex-start;
      }

      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        margin-bottom: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        order: unset; 
        text-align: left;
        padding-left: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
        order: unset; 
      }

      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }

      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
    }

    
    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__hero {
        padding: 30px 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.8em;
      }

      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline {
        margin: 30px auto;
        padding: 0 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        padding-left: 50px;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline::before,
      .blog-list__item::after {
        left: 20px; 
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      }

      .blog-list__card:hover {
        transform: none;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      }

      .blog-list__image-link {
        padding-bottom: 65%; 
      }

      .blog-list__content {
        padding: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.1em;
      }

      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 0.85em;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 4; 
      }

      .blog-list__read-more {
        padding: 8px 12px;
        font-size: 0.85em;
      }
    }