:root {
      --primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --secondary-color: #007BFF; 
      --text-color: #FFFFFF;
      --background-dark: #1a1a1a;
      --card-background: #2a2a2a;
      --border-color: #444444;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
      --hover-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
      --date-color: #aaaaaa;
      --summary-color: #cccccc;
      --link-color: var(--primary-color);
      --link-hover-color: #FFC400;
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      position: relative;
      padding-left: 20px;
      padding-right: 20px;
      background-color: var(--background-dark);
      color: var(--text-color);
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      font-size: 2.5em;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px var(--shadow-color);
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 60px;
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--summary-color);
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
      padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      margin-top: 50px;
      padding-bottom: 50px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      margin-bottom: 60px;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
    }

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

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      width: 48%;
      padding: 20px;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
      margin-right: 2%; 
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
      margin-left: 2%; 
    }

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

    .blog-list__date {
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--background-dark);
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: 20px;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      font-weight: bold;
      white-space: nowrap;
      border: 2px solid var(--background-dark);
      box-shadow: 0 2px 10px var(--shadow-color);
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__cover-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 225px; 
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 8px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 1.5em;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

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

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

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

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

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #0056b3;
    }

    .blog-list__view-all-button {
      display: block;
      width: fit-content;
      margin: 40px auto 0;
      padding: 15px 30px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--background-dark);
      text-decoration: none;
      border-radius: 8px;
      font-size: 1.2em;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 10px var(--shadow-color);
    }

    .blog-list__view-all-button:hover {
      background-color: var(--link-hover-color);
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__card {
        width: 45%;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 20px; 
        transform: translateX(0);
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        justify-content: flex-start; 
        flex-direction: row !important; 
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        width: calc(100% - 70px); 
        margin-left: 50px !important; 
        margin-right: 0 !important;
      }

      .blog-list__date {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%);
        top: 20px; 
        font-size: 0.8em;
        padding: 5px 10px;
        border: none;
        box-shadow: none;
        background-color: transparent;
        color: var(--date-color);
      }

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

      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.3em;
      }

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

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2em;
      }

      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 1em;
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        width: calc(100% - 60px);
        margin-left: 40px !important;
        padding: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__date {
        left: 15px;
        font-size: 0.75em;
        padding: 4px 8px;
      }

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

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

      .blog-list__read-more {
        padding: 8px 15px;
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }

      .blog-list__view-all-button {
        padding: 12px 25px;
        font-size: 1.1em;
      }
    }