:root {
      --primary-text-color: #333333;
      --secondary-text-color: #666666;
      --date-text-color: #999999;
      --accent-color: #0056b3; 
      --background-color: #ffffff;
      --card-background: #ffffff;
      --border-color: #e0e0e0;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
      --hover-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      background-color: var(--background-color);
      color: var(--primary-text-color);
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.6;
      padding-bottom: 60px;
    }

    .blog-list__hero {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 40px 20px;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin: 0 auto 40px auto;
    }

    .blog-list__hero-title {
      font-size: 2.5em;
      color: var(--primary-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      font-weight: bold;
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

    .blog-list__hero-description {
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--secondary-text-color);
      line-height: 1.5;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-wrapper {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 20px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      position: relative;
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-wrapper::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        left: 15px;
        top: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        width: 2px;
        background-color: var(--border-color);
        z-index: 0;
      }
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      padding-left: 40px;
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-marker {
        position: absolute;
        left: 10px;
        top: 5px;
        width: 12px;
        height: 12px;
        background-color: var(--accent-color);
        border: 2px solid var(--card-background);
        border-radius: 50%;
        z-index: 1;
      }
    }

    .blog-list__item-link {
      text-decoration: none;
      color: inherit;
      display: block;
      height: 100%;
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 12px var(--shadow-color);
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      height: 100%;
    }

    .blog-list__card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 20px var(--hover-shadow-color);
    }

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .blog-list__image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__content {
      padding: 20px;
      flex-grow: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      font-size: 0.8em;
      color: var(--date-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      display: block;
      font-weight: 600;
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 1.25em;
      font-weight: bold;
      color: var(--primary-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

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

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 0.9em;
      color: var(--secondary-text-color);
      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;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      color: var(--accent-color);
      font-weight: bold;
      text-decoration: none;
      align-self: flex-start;
      transition: color 0.2s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      text-decoration: underline;
      color: #003d80;
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-wrapper {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 30px;
        padding: 0 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        padding-left: 0;
        margin-bottom: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__hero-title {
        font-size: 3em;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-wrapper {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
        gap: 30px;
        padding: 0 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__hero-title {
        font-size: 3.5em;
      }
    }