:root {
      --primary-bg-color: #1a1a1a;
      --secondary-bg-color: #2a2a2a;
      --text-color-light: #f0f0f0;
      --text-color-dark: #cccccc;
      --accent-color: #ffd700; 
      --border-color: #3a3a3a;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      background-color: var(--primary-bg-color);
      color: var(--text-color-light);
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.6;
      padding-top: var(--header-offset);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__heading {
      font-size: 2.5rem; 
      color: var(--accent-color);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      font-weight: bold;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      font-size: 1.1rem; 
      color: var(--text-color-dark);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
    }

    .blog-list__site-name {
      color: var(--accent-color);
      font-weight: bold;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 20px; 
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--border-color);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      padding-left: 60px; 
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
    }

    .blog-list__item::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 10px;
      left: 14px;
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background-color: var(--accent-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--primary-bg-color);
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__item-date-wrapper {
      position: absolute;
      left: 0;
      top: 10px;
      width: 50px;
      text-align: right;
    }

    .blog-list__item-date {
      font-size: 0.875rem; 
      color: var(--text-color-dark);
      white-space: nowrap;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__item-content {
      background-color: var(--secondary-bg-color);
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 8px var(--shadow-color);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      overflow: hidden;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      width: 100%;
    }

    .blog-list__item-content:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 16px var(--shadow-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item-image {
      width: 100%;
      padding-top: 56.25%; 
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center;
      background-repeat: no-repeat;
      border-top-left-radius: 10px;
      border-top-right-radius: 10px;
    }

    .blog-list__item-text-wrapper {
      padding: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__item-title {
      font-size: 1.25rem; 
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-top: 0;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      text-align: left; 
    }

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

    .blog-list__item-link:hover {
      color: var(--accent-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item-summary {
      font-size: 1rem; 
      color: var(--text-color-dark);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      text-align: left; 
    }

    .blog-list__item-read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--accent-color);
      color: var(--primary-bg-color);
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 0.9rem; 
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
      text-align: center; 
    }

    .blog-list__item-read-more:hover {
      background-color: #e6c200; 
      color: var(--primary-bg-color);
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline {
        padding: 40px 0;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 50%; 
        margin-left: -2px;
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        width: 50%;
        padding-left: 0;
        position: relative;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
      }

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

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

      .blog-list__item-date-wrapper {
        position: absolute;
        top: 20px;
        width: auto;
        white-space: nowrap;
        font-size: 0.95rem; 
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-date-wrapper {
        right: -100px; 
        left: auto;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-date-wrapper {
        left: -100px; 
        right: auto;
      }

      .blog-list__item::before { 
        top: 25px;
        width: 18px;
        height: 18px;
        border: 4px solid var(--primary-bg-color);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd)::before {
        right: -9px; 
        left: auto;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even)::before {
        left: -9px; 
        right: auto;
      }
      
      .blog-list__item-image {
        border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
        border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
      }

      
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-text-wrapper,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-title,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-summary {
        text-align: right;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-read-more {
        float: right; 
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-text-wrapper,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-title,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-summary {
        text-align: left;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-read-more {
        float: left; 
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__section {
        padding: 40px 20px;
      }
    }