:root {
      --primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --secondary-color: #f0f0f0; 
      --dark-background: #222222; 
      --medium-background: #333333; 
      --text-color-light: #f0f0f0;
      --text-color-dark: #aaaaaa; 
      --border-color: #444444;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      --shadow-hover-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

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

    .blog-list__hero {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 40px 20px;
      max-width: 900px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

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

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

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

    .blog-list__timeline-line {
      position: absolute;
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--border-color);
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      display: none; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 60px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center; 
      text-align: center; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-dot {
      position: absolute;
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      top: 0;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
      display: none; 
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      font-size: 0.9em;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      margin-bottom: 15px; 
      font-weight: bold;
      letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--medium-background);
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      overflow: hidden;
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 500px; 
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px var(--shadow-hover-color);
    }

    .blog-list__card-link {
      text-decoration: none;
      color: inherit;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__card-image {
      width: 100%;
      padding-top: 56.25%; 
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__card-body {
      padding: 20px;
      text-align: left; 
    }

    .blog-list__card-title {
      font-size: 1.25em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

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

    .blog-list__card-read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      font-weight: bold;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__card-read-more:hover {
      color: #FFEA00; 
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-container {
        padding: 0 40px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-line,
      .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        display: block;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        flex-direction: row; 
        justify-content: center; 
        margin-bottom: 80px;
        align-items: flex-start; 
      }

      .blog-list__date {
        position: absolute; 
        top: 0;
        width: 150px; 
        margin-bottom: 0; 
        text-align: right; 
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        width: calc(50% - 100px); 
        max-width: 450px;
        text-align: left; 
      }

      
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
        
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__date {
        right: calc(50% + 30px); 
        text-align: right;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
        margin-left: calc(50% + 30px); 
        margin-right: 0;
      }

      
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
        
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date {
        left: calc(50% + 30px);
        text-align: left;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
        margin-right: calc(50% + 30px); 
        margin-left: 0;
      }
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-container {
        margin: 80px auto;
        padding: 0 60px;
      }
      .blog-list__card {
        max-width: 500px;
      }
    }