:root {
      --primary-color: #007bff; 
      --secondary-color: #6c757d;
      --text-color: #333333;
      --light-text-color: #666666;
      --border-color: #e0e0e0;
      --background-color: #f8f9fa;
      --card-background: #ffffff;
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      background-color: var(--background-color);
      color: var(--text-color);
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      line-height: 1.6;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      padding-left: 15px;
      padding-right: 15px;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__description {
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      max-width: 800px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      line-height: 1.5;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      margin-top: 30px;
      padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .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: 1;
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translateX(0);
      }
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }

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

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        margin-left: 40px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
        flex-direction: column;
      }
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-dot {
      position: absolute;
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      top: 20px; 
      z-index: 2;
      border: 3px solid var(--card-background);
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--primary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-dot {
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-dot {
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        left: -30px; 
        top: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-dot,
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        left: -30px;
        transform: translateX(0);
      }
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-content {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      padding: 25px;
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
      width: 45%; 
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      position: relative;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-content:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content {
      margin-right: 5%;
      text-align: right;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content {
      margin-left: 5%;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-content::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 25px;
      width: 0;
      height: 0;
      border-style: solid;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content::before {
      right: -20px;
      border-width: 10px 0 10px 20px;
      border-color: transparent transparent transparent var(--card-background);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content::before {
      left: -20px;
      border-width: 10px 20px 10px 0;
      border-color: transparent var(--card-background) transparent transparent;
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-content {
        width: 100%;
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 0;
        text-align: left !important;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-content::before {
        display: none; 
      }
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-date {
      font-size: 0.9em;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      display: block;
      font-weight: 500;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      max-height: 200px; 
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 8px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: block;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__timeline-title-link:hover {
      color: var(--primary-color);
      text-decoration: underline;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-summary {
      font-size: 1em;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--card-background);
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
      font-size: 0.95em;
    }

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

    @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 50%;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        margin-bottom: 50px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-content {
        width: 45%;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content {
        margin-right: 5%;
        text-align: right;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content {
        margin-left: 5%;
        text-align: left;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content::before {
        right: -20px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content::before {
        left: -20px;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1025px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        margin-bottom: 60px;
      }
    }