:root {
      --primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --secondary-color: #B0B0B0; 
      --background-dark: #1a1a1a;
      --text-light: #f0f0f0;
      --text-dark: #333333;
      --card-background: #282828;
      --border-color: #444444;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding: var(--header-offset, 120px) 20px 40px;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      background-color: var(--background-dark);
      color: var(--text-light);
      position: relative;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      font-size: 2.5em;
      font-weight: bold;
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-line {
      position: absolute;
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: flex-start;
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
      order: 1;
      margin-right: 30px;
      text-align: right;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
      order: 2;
      margin-left: 30px;
      text-align: left;
    }
    
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        order: 2;
        margin-left: 30px;
        text-align: left;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        order: 1;
        margin-right: 30px;
        text-align: right;
    }

    .blog-list__date-wrapper {
      flex: 0 0 150px;
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 10px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__date-text {
      font-size: 1.1em;
      font-weight: bold;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      margin-bottom: 5px;
    }

    .blog-list__time-text {
      font-size: 0.9em;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-dot {
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 50%;
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      z-index: 3;
    }
    
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        left: calc(50% + 2px);
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        left: calc(50% - 2px);
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      padding: 20px;
      width: calc(50% - 100px);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .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;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link {
      color: var(--primary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 1.4em;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      display: block;
      line-height: 1.3;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link:hover {
      color: #FFF;
    }

    .blog-list__summary {
      color: var(--text-light);
      font-size: 0.95em;
      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: 60px;
    }

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

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

    
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-container {
        padding: 10px 0;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-line {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translateX(0);
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
        order: 2;
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 0;
        text-align: left;
        width: 100%;
        padding-left: 40px;
      }
      
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date-wrapper,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        order: 1;
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 0;
        text-align: left;
        align-items: flex-start;
        width: 100%;
        padding-left: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      }
      
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-dot,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-dot {
          left: 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        flex: none;
        width: auto;
        padding-left: 40px;
        padding-bottom: 10px;
        align-items: flex-start;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list {
        padding-left: 15px;
        padding-right: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__card {
        padding: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__title-link {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }
      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 0.9em;
        min-height: 50px;
      }
      .blog-list__read-more {
        padding: 6px 12px;
        font-size: 0.85em;
      }
      .blog-list__date-text {
        font-size: 1em;
      }
      .blog-list__time-text {
        font-size: 0.8em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-line {
        left: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        left: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
          padding-left: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date-wrapper,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
          padding-left: 30px;
      }
    }