:root {
      --primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --text-color: #E0E0E0; 
      --background-color: #1A1A1A; 
      --card-background: #2A2A2A; 
      --secondary-text-color: #A0A0A0; 
      --link-color: #00BFFF; 
      --border-color: #444; 
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      background-color: var(--background-color);
      color: var(--text-color);
      font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.6;
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      overflow: hidden; 
    }

    .blog-list__hero {
      padding: var(--header-offset, 120px) 20px 40px;
      text-align: center;
      max-width: 900px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

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

    .blog-list__page-description {
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--secondary-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-container::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 20px;
      margin-left: -2px;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      padding: 10px 0;
      position: relative;
      background-color: transparent;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:last-child {
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-dot {
      position: absolute;
      width: 18px;
      height: 18px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--background-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      z-index: 2;
      left: 20px;
      margin-left: -9px;
      top: 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      margin-left: 50px;
      padding: 20px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      width: calc(100% - 50px);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
    }

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

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: 8px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__cover-image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 8px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 1.3em;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-top: 0;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

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

    .blog-list__title-link:hover {
      color: var(--primary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 0.95em;
      color: var(--secondary-text-color);
      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;
      padding-top: 10px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__published-date {
      font-size: 0.85em;
      color: var(--secondary-text-color);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .blog-list__published-date svg {
      margin-right: 5px;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--background-color);
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link:hover {
      background-color: #FFEA00;
      color: var(--background-color);
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__hero {
        padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
        padding-left: 40px;
        padding-right: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__page-title {
        font-size: 3em;
      }

      .blog-list__page-description {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-container::after {
        left: 50%;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        margin-bottom: 40px;
        width: 50%;
        padding-left: 0;
        padding-right: 0;
        align-items: center;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
        float: left;
        clear: both;
        padding-right: 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
        float: right;
        clear: both;
        padding-left: 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        left: 50%;
        margin-left: -9px;
        top: 50%;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        width: 100%;
        margin-left: 0;
        padding: 25px;
        flex-direction: row; 
        align-items: center;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
        flex-direction: row-reverse; 
        text-align: right;
      }

      .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        width: 40%;
        padding-bottom: 22.5%; 
        margin-bottom: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        margin-left: 20px;
        margin-right: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        margin-right: 20px;
        margin-left: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__content {
        width: 60%;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__content {
        text-align: right;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__content {
        text-align: left;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__meta {
        justify-content: flex-end;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__published-date {
        margin-right: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__meta {
        justify-content: flex-start;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__published-date {
        margin-left: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.5em;
      }

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

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__hero {
        padding-left: 60px;
        padding-right: 60px;
      }
      .blog-list__page-title {
        font-size: 3.5em;
      }
      .blog-list__page-description {
        font-size: 1.3em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        margin-bottom: 50px;
      }
      .blog-list__card {
        padding: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.6em;
      }
      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 1.05em;
      }
    }