:root {
      --primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --secondary-color: #DC143C; 
      --text-color: #333333;
      --light-text-color: #666666;
      --lighter-text-color: #999999;
      --background-light: #F5F5F5;
      --card-background: #FFFFFF;
      --border-radius-base: 10px;
      --shadow-light: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      --shadow-hover: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      background-color: var(--background-light);
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      color: var(--text-color);
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding-left: 15px;
      padding-right: 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      color: var(--text-color);
      font-size: 2.2em;
      font-weight: bold;
      padding-top: 20px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-container::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      margin-left: -2px;
      z-index: 0;
      display: none; 
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-container::after {
        display: block; 
      }
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      padding: 10px 0;
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 18px;
      height: 18px;
      right: -9px; 
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--card-background);
      top: 25px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      z-index: 1;
      display: none; 
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        width: 50%;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
        left: 0;
        padding-right: 30px;
      }

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

      .blog-list__timeline-item::after {
        display: block; 
        left: unset; 
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd)::after {
        right: -13px; 
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::after {
        left: -13px; 
      }
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: var(--border-radius-base);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-light);
      padding: 20px;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      height: 100%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__date {
      font-size: 0.85em;
      color: var(--lighter-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 1.25em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .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(--light-text-color);
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      overflow: hidden;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      flex-grow: 1; 
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-top: auto; 
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

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

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-container {
        padding: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        width: 100%;
        padding-left: 0;
        padding-right: 0;
        left: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item::after {
        display: none;
      }
      .blog-list__date {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.1em;
      }
      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-container {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 1000px; 
      }
    }