:root {
      --primary-color: #FBC02D; 
      --secondary-color: #333333; 
      --light-text-color: #666666; 
      --date-color: #999999; 
      --background-light: #f8f8f8; 
      --card-background: #ffffff; 
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      --shadow-hover-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.6;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      padding-top: var(--header-offset); 
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      background-color: var(--background-light);
      min-height: calc(100vh - var(--header-offset, 120px)); 
    }

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

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      font-size: 2.5em;
      font-weight: bold;
      padding-top: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
      font-size: 1.1em;
    }

    
    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 2px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
      display: none; 
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: flex-start;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      position: relative;
    }

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

    .blog-list__item-card {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      overflow: hidden;
      width: 100%; 
      max-width: 700px; 
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      text-align: center; 
    }

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

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      padding-top: 56.25%; 
      overflow: hidden;
      border-top-left-radius: 12px;
      border-top-right-radius: 12px;
    }

    .blog-list__image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block; 
      border-top-left-radius: 12px;
      border-top-right-radius: 12px;
    }

    .blog-list__content {
      padding: 25px;
      flex-grow: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center; 
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 1.4em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link {
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
    }

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

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 1em; 
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      text-align: center; 
    }

    .blog-list__meta {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center; 
      align-items: center;
      width: 100%;
      margin-top: 10px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      font-size: 0.85em; 
      color: var(--date-color);
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--secondary-color); 
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
      margin-top: 10px;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #e0ac0d; 
      color: var(--secondary-color); 
    }

    

    
    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 3em;
      }

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

      .blog-list__item-card {
        max-width: 700px; 
        flex-direction: row; 
        text-align: left; 
      }

      .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        width: 40%; 
        padding-top: 0;
        height: auto; 
        min-height: 180px; 
        border-top-right-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-left-radius: 12px;
      }
      .blog-list__image {
        border-top-right-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-left-radius: 12px;
      }

      .blog-list__content {
        padding: 20px;
        width: 60%; 
        align-items: flex-start; 
      }

      .blog-list__summary {
        text-align: left;
      }

      .blog-list__meta {
        justify-content: flex-start;
      }
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        display: block; 
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        margin-bottom: 60px;
        position: relative;
        justify-content: flex-start; 
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) {
        justify-content: flex-end; 
      }

      .blog-list__item-card {
        width: calc(50% - 30px); 
        max-width: none; 
        flex-direction: row;
        text-align: left;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-card {
        margin-right: 30px; 
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-card {
        margin-left: 30px; 
      }

      .blog-list__item::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        width: 16px;
        height: 16px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background-color: var(--primary-color);
        border: 3px solid var(--card-background);
        top: 20px; 
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        z-index: 2;
      }

      .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        width: 40%;
        height: auto;
        min-height: 200px; 
        padding-top: 0;
        border-top-right-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-left-radius: 12px;
      }
      .blog-list__image {
        border-top-right-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-left-radius: 12px;
      }

      
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-card {
        flex-direction: row-reverse;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__image-wrapper {
        border-top-left-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
        border-top-right-radius: 12px;
        border-bottom-right-radius: 12px;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__image {
        border-top-left-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
        border-top-right-radius: 12px;
        border-bottom-right-radius: 12px;
      }

      .blog-list__content {
        width: 60%;
        padding: 25px;
      }
    }