:root {
      --primary-color: #e44d26; 
      --secondary-color: #333; 
      --light-gray: #f9f9f9; 
      --medium-gray: #666; 
      --dark-gray: #999; 
      --border-color: #eee;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      --hover-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      background-color: #f0f2f5; 
      min-height: 100vh;
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 15px;
      position: relative;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      list-style: none;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 20px; 
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: flex-start; 
      align-items: flex-start;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
      width: calc(100% - 60px); 
      margin-left: 60px; 
      margin-right: 0;
      position: relative;
      padding: 20px;
      background-color: #fff;
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-item-date {
      position: absolute;
      left: 60px; 
      right: auto;
      top: -25px; 
      text-align: left;
      width: auto;
      white-space: nowrap;
      font-size: 0.85em;
      color: var(--dark-gray);
      font-weight: bold;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-dot {
      position: absolute;
      left: 20px; 
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      top: 0;
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 3px solid #fff;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__cover-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 200px; 
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 8px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: block;
      background-color: #f0f0f0; 
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      margin: 0 0 10px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link {
      font-size: 1.25em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      display: block;
      line-height: 1.4;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

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

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 0.95em; 
      color: var(--medium-gray);
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      max-height: 7.2em; 
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      padding: 8px 15px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: #fff;
      text-decoration: none;
      border-radius: 5px;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
      margin-top: auto; 
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #d13a17; 
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 1025px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 50%; 
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        justify-content: space-between;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
        flex-direction: row-reverse; 
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
        flex-direction: row; 
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
        width: calc(50% - 30px); 
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
        margin-left: auto; 
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
        margin-right: auto; 
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item-date {
        position: absolute;
        top: 20px;
        width: 80px;
        text-align: center;
        left: -100px; 
        right: auto;
      }

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

      .blog-list__timeline-item-dot {
        position: absolute;
        top: 20px;
        left: 50%; 
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list {
        padding-bottom: 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
        padding: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__cover-image {
        height: 180px;
      }

      .blog-list__title-link {
        font-size: 1.1em; 
      }

      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 0.9em; 
        -webkit-line-clamp: 4; 
        max-height: 8em;
      }

      .blog-list__read-more {
        padding: 7px 12px;
        font-size: 0.85em;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .blog-list__container {
        padding: 0 10px;
      }

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

      .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
        width: calc(100% - 50px);
        margin-left: 50px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item-dot {
        left: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item-date {
        left: 50px;
      }

      .blog-list__cover-image {
        height: 150px;
      }

      .blog-list__title-link {
        font-size: 1em; 
      }

      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 0.85em; 
        -webkit-line-clamp: 5;
        max-height: 9em;
      }
    }