.blog-list {
      background-color: #1a1a1a; 
      color: #f0f0f0; 
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.6;
      padding-bottom: 40px; 
    }

    .blog-list__section {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: var(--header-offset, 120px) 20px 40px; 
    }

    .blog-list__header {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      font-size: 2.5em; 
      color: #FFD700; 
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      font-weight: bold;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      font-size: 1.1em; 
      color: #cccccc;
      max-width: 700px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0;
      width: 100%; 
      max-width: 900px; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 25px; 
      width: 4px;
      background-color: #333333; 
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start; 
      padding-left: 60px; 
      z-index: 2;
    }

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

    .blog-list__date-wrapper {
      background-color: #FFD700; 
      color: #1a1a1a; 
      border-radius: 50%;
      width: 100px;
      height: 100px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      font-size: 0.9em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      text-align: center;
      position: absolute;
      left: 25px; 
      top: 0;
      transform: translateX(-50%); 
      margin-top: 10px; 
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px #1a1a1a; 
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      display: block;
      padding: 5px;
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: #2a2a2a; 
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      width: 100%;
      margin-top: 0;
      margin-left: 0;
      margin-right: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    }

    .blog-list__card-link {
      text-decoration: none;
      color: inherit;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      background-color: #3a3a3a; 
    }

    .blog-list__image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-top-left-radius: 12px;
      border-top-right-radius: 12px;
    }

    .blog-list__content {
      padding: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 1.25em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      color: #FFD700; 
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 0.95em; 
      color: #cccccc;
      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: #FFD700;
      color: #1a1a1a;
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      font-size: 0.9em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #e6c200; 
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 50%; 
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        flex-direction: row; 
        justify-content: space-between; 
        padding-left: 0; 
        min-height: 150px; 
      }

      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        left: 50%; 
        top: 50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%); 
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        width: calc(50% - 70px); 
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
        order: 1; 
        margin-right: auto; 
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
        order: 3; 
        margin-left: auto; 
      }
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 3em; 
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        margin-bottom: 80px; 
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        width: calc(50% - 80px); 
      }
    }