:root {
    /* Brand */
    --accent: #ff7a2f;
    --accent-hover: #ff5c00;

    /* Dark backgrounds */
    --bg-main: #141414;
    --bg-section1: #2f2f2f;
    --bg-card: #3a3a3a;
    --bg-section2: #222222;

    /* Text */
    --text-primary: #ffffff;
    --text-secondary: #cccccc;
    --text-muted: #999999;

    /* Borders & lines */
    --border: #444444;

    /* Shadows */
    --shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
*{
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}
h1,
h2,
h3,
.logo,
.btn {
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}

p {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
}
.blog-hero{
    padding: 50px 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 60vh;
    background: url(images/bloghero.jpg) no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}
.hero-content{
   align-items: center;
    padding: 40px;
    border-radius: 10px;
}
.hero-content h1{
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 36px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    text-align: center;
}
.hero-content p{
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    text-align: center;
}
.divider {
    width: 50%;
  height: 8px; /* thickness of the divider */
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    -45deg,          /* angle of the stripes */
    #ff6600,        /* stripe color (orange) */
    #ff6600 6px,    /* length of the colored part */
    transparent 6px,    /* background color starts */
    transparent 12px     /* background color ends */
  );
 
    margin: 20px auto; /* center the divider and add vertical spacing */
}
.article{
    padding: 80px 20px;
    background-color: var(--bg-section2);
    text-align: center;
   /* max-width: 1200px;*/
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: block;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
}
.searchoptions{
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.searchoptions select{
    width: 300px;
    padding: 10px;
    margin: 0 10px;
    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
    background-color: var(--bg-card);
    color: var(--text-primary);
    font-size: 1rem;
    border-radius: 10px;
}
.main-article{
   display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.main-article .main-article-content{
   background-color: transparent;
    /*padding: 20px;*/
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;  
    border-radius: 10px;
    display: flex;
     gap: 5%;
     align-items: center;
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 250px;
   
}
.main-article .main-article-content .img{
    width: 60%;
    height: 650px;
    /* fixed box height */
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    /* centers vertically */
    justify-content: center;
    /* centers horizontally */
    border-radius: 10px;
}
.main-article .main-article-content .img img{
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: top center;
    /* focus on upper part */
    border-radius: 10px;
}

.maintext{
    width: 40%;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    display: block;
    
}
.main-article h2{
    color: var(--text-primary);
    font-size: 3rem;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.main-article p{
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
}
.btn {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    background-color: var(--accent);
    color: var(--text-primary);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    margin-top: 20px;
}
.btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--accent-hover);
}
.articles{
    padding: 80px 20px;
    background-color: var(--bg-section1);
    /*text-align: left;*/
    /*max-width: 1200px;*/
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: block;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
}
.articles .row1{
    display: flex;
    gap: 30px;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;

}
.article-card{
    background-color: transparent;
    /*padding: 20px;*/
    width: 30%;
    height: 570px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: 2px solid var(--border);
    border-bottom: 10px solid var(--accent);
    
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 250px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: relative;
    transition: 0.3s ease;

}
.article-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
   /* box-shadow: 0 10px 20px var(--shadow);*/
}
.article-card .img{
     width: 100%;
    height: 300px;
    /* fixed box height */
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    /* centers vertically */
    justify-content: center;
    /* centers horizontally */
    border-radius: 10px;
}
.article-card .img img{
    width: 100%;
    height: 300px;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: top center;
    /* focus on upper part */
    border-radius: 10px;
}
.article-card h3{
    color: var(--text-primary);
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    margin: 10px 0;
    padding: 0 10px;
    text-align:justify;
}
.article-card p{
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
    padding: 0 10px;
    margin: 10px 0;
    text-align: justify;
}
.article-card span{
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 10px;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    
}



.article-card .btn {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    background-color: var(--bg-card);
    color: var(--accent);
    box-shadow: var(--bg-card) 0px 4px 2px;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    text-align: right;
    margin-top: auto; /* Pushes the button to the bottom of the card */
    align-self: flex-end; /* Aligns the button to the right */
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -20px;
    right: 10px;
  /* transform: translateX(-50%);*/

}
.article-card .btn a {
    color: var(--accent);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: bold;
}
.article-card .btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--bg-card);
    color: var(--accent-hover);
    border: 2px solid var(--accent-hover);
}
@media (max-width: 992px) {

    /* MAIN FEATURED ARTICLE */
    .main-article .main-article-content {
        flex-direction: column;
        height: auto;
        gap: 30px;
    }

    .main-article .main-article-content .img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 400px;
    }

    .maintext {
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .main-article h2 {
        font-size: 2.2rem;
    }

    .main-article p {
        font-size: 1.2rem;
    }

    /* BLOG CARDS */
    .article-card {
        width: 48%;
        height: auto;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {

    .blog-hero {
        height: auto;
        padding: 80px 20px;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .hero-content h1 {
        font-size: 2rem;
    }

    .hero-content p {
        font-size: 1rem;
    }

    /* Dropdown full width */
    .searchoptions select {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 400px;
    }

    /* Featured Article */
    .main-article .main-article-content .img {
        height: 300px;
    }

    .main-article h2 {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
    }

    .main-article p {
        font-size: 1rem;
    }

    /* Blog cards stacked */
    .articles .row1 {
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .article-card {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
    }

    /* Center bottom button */
    .article-card .btn {
        right: 50%;
        transform: translateX(50%);
    }
}