:root {
      --primary-color: #e44d26; 
      --secondary-color: #333;
      --text-color: #333;
      --light-text-color: #666;
      --border-color: #eee;
      --background-color: #f9f9f9;
      --card-background: #ffffff;
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      background-color: var(--background-color);
      min-height: 100vh;
      font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
      color: var(--text-color);
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      font-size: 2.5em;
      font-weight: bold;
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      position: relative;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__date-wrapper {
      flex: 0 0 150px; 
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      margin: 0 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: #ffffff;
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: 50px;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      font-weight: bold;
      white-space: nowrap;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .blog-list__dot {
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border: 3px solid #ffffff;
      border-radius: 50%;
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__content-card {
      flex: 1;
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      padding: 25px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      max-width: calc(50% - 100px); 
    }

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

    .blog-list__image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 225px; 
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 8px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: bold;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 15px;
      color: var(--light-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: #ffffff;
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
      align-self: flex-start;
      margin-top: auto; 
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #c0392b; 
    }

    .blog-list__no-blogs {
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 1.2em;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      padding: 50px 20px;
    }

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

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

      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        flex: 0 0 auto;
        margin: 0 10px 0 0;
        align-items: flex-start;
        position: static; 
      }

      .blog-list__date {
        position: relative;
        left: -10px; 
        background-color: transparent;
        color: var(--light-text-color);
        padding: 0;
        font-size: 0.85em;
        text-align: left;
      }

      .blog-list__dot {
        left: 20px; 
        top: 0;
        transform: translate(-50%, 0);
        margin-top: 5px; 
      }

      .blog-list__content-card {
        max-width: calc(100% - 70px); 
        margin-left: 20px !important;
      }

      .blog-list__image {
        height: 180px;
      }

      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2em;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__container {
        padding: 0 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__dot {
        left: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        flex: 0 0 auto;
        margin: 0 5px 0 0;
      }

      .blog-list__date {
        left: -5px;
        font-size: 0.8em;
      }

      .blog-list__content-card {
        max-width: calc(100% - 60px);
        padding: 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__image {
        height: 160px;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
      }

      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 18px;
        margin-bottom: 8px;
      }

      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 14px;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 4; 
      }

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

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.5em;
        margin-bottom: 25px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 10px;
      }

      .blog-list__dot {
        left: 10px;
      }

      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        margin: 0;
        display: none; 
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__content-card {
        max-width: 100%; 
        margin-left: 0 !important;
        padding: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__image {
        height: 140px;
      }

      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 16px;
      }

      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 13px;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 5;
      }
    }