:root {
      --primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --secondary-color: #333;
      --text-color: #FFF;
      --light-text-color: #CCC;
      --background-dark: #1a1a1a;
      --card-bg: #2a2a2a;
      --border-color: #444;
      --timeline-line-color: #555;
      --timeline-dot-color: var(--primary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: var(--header-offset, 120px) 20px 40px; 
      color: var(--text-color);
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      background-color: var(--background-dark);
    }

    .blog-list__header {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__description {
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      line-height: 1.6;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      width: 4px;
      background: var(--timeline-line-color);
      margin-left: -2px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      width: 50%;
      padding-left: 30px;
      clear: both;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
      margin-left: 50%;
      padding-left: 0;
      padding-right: 30px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--timeline-dot-color);
      border: 2px solid var(--card-bg); 
      top: 0;
      z-index: 1;
      left: calc(100% + 2px); 
      transform: translateX(-50%);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::before {
      left: -2px; 
      transform: translateX(50%);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
      background: var(--card-bg);
      padding: 20px;
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      position: relative;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-item-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; 
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 8px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: block; 
      background-color: #3a3a3a; 
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__timeline-item-title-link:hover {
      color: #FFF;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-summary {
      font-size: 0.95em; 
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      line-height: 1.5;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-meta {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      margin-top: 15px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
      padding-top: 10px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-date {
      font-size: 0.85em; 
      color: #999;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-item-read-more:hover {
      background-color: #FFF;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
    }

    
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 20px; 
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        width: 100%;
        margin-left: 0;
        padding-left: 50px; 
        padding-right: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
        margin-left: 0;
        padding-left: 50px;
        padding-right: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item::before,
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::before {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
        margin-left: 10px; 
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2em;
      }

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

      .blog-list__container {
        padding: var(--header-offset, 120px) 15px 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        padding-left: 45px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item::before,
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::before {
        left: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item-title {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item-summary {
        font-size: 0.9em;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 4; 
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item-title {
        font-size: 1.1em;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item-read-more {
        padding: 6px 12px;
        font-size: 0.85em;
      }
    }