:root {
      --primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --secondary-color: #333;
      --text-color: #E0E0E0; 
      --dark-bg: #1A1A1A;
      --card-bg: #2C2C2C;
      --border-color: #444;
      --hover-color: #FFEA00;
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      background-color: var(--dark-bg);
      color: var(--text-color);
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      min-height: 100vh;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      width: 90%;
      margin: 0 auto;
      position: relative;
      padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      font-size: 2.5em;
      font-weight: bold;
      text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.5);
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: #CCC;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    
    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      padding-left: 20px; 
      padding-right: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%; 
      width: 2px;
      background-color: var(--border-color);
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 30px; 
        transform: translateX(0);
      }
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      display: flex;
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      padding: 20px;
      background-color: var(--card-bg);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      z-index: 2;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
      flex-direction: column; 
      align-items: center;
    }

    .blog-list__item:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    }

    .blog-list__item::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--dark-bg);
      z-index: 3;
      top: 30px; 
      left: -28px; 
      transform: translateX(-50%); 
      box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.7);
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__item {
        flex-direction: row; 
        max-width: calc(50% - 40px); 
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) {
        margin-left: calc(50% + 20px); 
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) {
        margin-right: calc(50% + 20px); 
      }

      .blog-list__item::before {
        left: 50%; 
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd)::before {
        left: calc(50% - 20px); 
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even)::before {
        left: calc(50% + 20px); 
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1025px) {
      .blog-list__item {
        max-width: calc(50% - 40px); 
      }
    }

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      padding-top: 56.25%; 
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: 8px;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      background-color: #3A3A3A; 
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        width: 40%;
        min-width: 200px; 
        margin-right: 20px;
        margin-bottom: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        order: 2; 
        margin-left: 20px;
        margin-right: 0;
      }
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__content {
      flex: 1;
      width: 100%; 
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__content {
        width: auto;
      }
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__title-link:hover {
      color: var(--hover-color);
      text-decoration: underline;
    }

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 1em; 
      color: #B0B0B0;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      line-height: 1.5;
      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;
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      font-size: 0.85em; 
      color: #999;
      margin-right: 15px;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--dark-bg);
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

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

    
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2em;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 1em;
      }
      .blog-list__item {
        padding: 15px;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.2em; 
      }
      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 0.95em; 
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__container {
        width: 95%;
      }
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 0.9em;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__item {
        max-width: 100%;
        margin-left: 50px; 
        margin-right: 0;
        padding: 15px;
        box-sizing: border-box;
      }
      .blog-list__item::before {
        left: 20px; 
        transform: translateX(0);
      }
      .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        padding-top: 66.66%; 
      }
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.1em; 
      }
      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 0.9em; 
        -webkit-line-clamp: 4; 
      }
      .blog-list__meta {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
      }
      .blog-list__date {
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        margin-right: 0;
      }
    }