.hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 100px 20px;
  text-align: center;
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.7), rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.7)), url('/images/blogbackground.webp') center/cover no-repeat;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}
.hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.blog-title {
  font-size: 2.75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}
.blog-subtitle {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  color: #E2E8F0;
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.blog-categories { padding: 6px 0 18px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06); margin-top: 8px; }
.blog-categories .pill { display: inline-block; padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 20px; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08); margin: 6px 8px 6px 0; font-weight: 700; color: #111; text-decoration: none; }
.blog-categories .pill.active { border-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.2); }
.freshness-badge { display: inline-block; margin-top: 8px; padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 999px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; background: #fff4e5; color: #92400e; }
.blog-timeline { padding: 40px 0 80px; position: relative; }
.timeline { position: relative; }
.center-line { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 0; width: 2px; height: 100%; transform: translateX(-50%); background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(108,99,255,0.25), rgba(0,255,204,0.25)); }
.columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 72px 72px; align-items: start; }
.col.left { margin-right: 40px; }
.col.right { margin-left: 40px; margin-top: 60px; }
.timeline-card { background: #fff; border-radius: 18px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); padding: 20px; overflow: hidden; transition: transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease; margin-bottom: 72px; }
.timeline-image { display: block; width: 100%; height: 320px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 14px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.timeline-image img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .25s ease; }
.timeline-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
.timeline-card:hover .timeline-image img { transform: scale(1.03); }
.timeline-body { padding: 0 2px 4px; }
.timeline-title h2 { font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; margin: 6px 0 0; color: #111; }
.timeline-excerpt { margin: 12px 0 14px; color: #222; }
.timeline-meta { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; color: rgba(17,17,17,0.7); font-weight: 600; }
.pagination { display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 20px 0 40px; }
.pagination a, .pagination span { padding: 8px 12px; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08); border-radius: 8px; text-decoration: none; color: #111; font-weight: 700; }
.pagination .current { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.04); }
@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .center-line { display: none; }
  .columns { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .col.left, .col.right { margin: 0; }
  .timeline-card { margin-bottom: 40px; }
  .timeline-image { height: 240px; }
}