:root {
      --primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --secondary-color: #1a1a1a; 
      --text-color: #e0e0e0;
      --heading-color: #FFD700;
      --card-bg: #2a2a2a;
      --border-color: #444;
      --timeline-line-color: #FFD700;
      --timeline-dot-color: #FFD700;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    }

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

    .blog-list__title-section {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      padding-top: 20px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__description {
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--text-color);
      max-width: 800px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 50%;
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--timeline-line-color);
      height: 100%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      z-index: 2;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__item::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 20px;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      background-color: var(--timeline-dot-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 3px solid var(--secondary-color);
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--timeline-line-color);
      z-index: 3;
    }

    .blog-list__content-wrapper {
      width: calc(50% - 40px);
      background-color: var(--card-bg);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      padding: 25px;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      position: relative;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__content-wrapper:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__content-wrapper {
      margin-right: auto;
      text-align: right;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__content-wrapper {
      margin-left: auto;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__content-wrapper::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 25px;
      right: -17px; 
      width: 0;
      height: 0;
      border-top: 10px solid transparent;
      border-bottom: 10px solid transparent;
      border-left: 17px solid var(--card-bg);
      z-index: 4;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__content-wrapper::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 25px;
      left: -17px; 
      width: 0;
      height: 0;
      border-top: 10px solid transparent;
      border-bottom: 10px solid transparent;
      border-right: 17px solid var(--card-bg);
      z-index: 4;
    }

    .blog-list__image-container {
      width: 100%;
      padding-top: 56.25%; 
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: 8px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      background-color: #333; 
    }

    .blog-list__image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 8px;
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      font-size: 0.85em;
      color: #999;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      display: block;
      font-weight: normal;
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 1.3em;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

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

    .blog-list__title-link:hover {
      color: #FFF;
    }

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 0.95em;
      color: var(--text-color);
      line-height: 1.6;
      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(--primary-color);
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #FFF;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
    }

    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 20px; 
        transform: translateX(0);
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        margin-bottom: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__item::after {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }

      .blog-list__content-wrapper {
        width: calc(100% - 60px); 
        margin-left: 60px; 
        text-align: left !important; 
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__content-wrapper::before,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__content-wrapper::before {
        left: -17px; 
        right: auto;
        border-right: 17px solid var(--card-bg);
        border-left: none;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list {
        padding-left: 15px;
        padding-right: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2em;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 1em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__item::after {
        left: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__content-wrapper {
        width: calc(100% - 50px);
        margin-left: 50px;
        padding: 20px;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__content-wrapper::before,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__content-wrapper::before {
        left: -17px;
      }
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }
      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
      .blog-list__read-more {
        padding: 8px 15px;
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
      .blog-list__content-wrapper {
        padding: 15px;
      }
    }