:root {
  --primary: #0db1f2;
  --primary-dark: #0995d0;
  --ink: #111827;
  --muted: #6b7280;
  --soft: #f8fafc;
  --line: #e5e7eb;
  --green: #22c55e;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --max: 1280px;
  --content: 880px;
  --shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.07);
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--white);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

button,
input {
  font: inherit;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(300px, 576px) auto;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
  height: 64px;
  padding-inline: max(24px, calc((100vw - var(--max)) / 2));
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  color: var(--primary);
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.brand img {
  display: block;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.header-search,
.hero-search {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  color: #9ca3af;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid #dfe3e8;
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.04);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.header-search {
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  font-size: 15px;
}

.header-search:hover,
.hero-search:hover {
  border-color: #c7cdd4;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.06);
}

.site-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.75rem;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 500;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.site-nav a,
.subnav a,
.back-link {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-nav a:hover,
.subnav a:hover,
.back-link:hover {
  color: var(--primary);
}

.subnav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 64px;
  z-index: 90;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 2.3rem;
  height: 49px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #f9fafb;
}

.subnav a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 0 6px;
  color: #4b5563;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.025em;
}

.subnav a.is-active {
  color: var(--primary);
  border-bottom-color: var(--primary);
}

.hero {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 630px;
  padding: 78px 24px 88px;
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 115%, rgba(13, 177, 242, 0.08), transparent 48%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fff 0%, #fbfdff 100%);
}

.hero h1 {
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(42px, 5.2vw, 68px);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.052em;
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.hero h1 span {
  color: var(--primary);
}

.hero__subtitle {
  max-width: 650px;
  margin: 24px auto 34px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.6vw, 21px);
}

.hero-search {
  width: min(100%, 672px);
  min-height: 54px;
  padding: 0 17px;
  text-align: left;
}

.hero-search__icon {
  color: #c0c6ce;
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.hero__stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(120px, 190px));
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 3rem;
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 56px;
}

.hero__stats div {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
}

.hero__stats strong {
  font-size: 32px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.hero__stats span {
  color: #9ca3af;
  font-size: 13px;
}

.directory {
  padding: 16px 24px 84px;
  background: var(--white);
}

.editorial-copy__intro h2,
.disclosure h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 3.2vw, 45px);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 9px;
  color: var(--primary);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.directory__frame {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.directory__title {
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 0 auto 16px;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 38px);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.article-source,
#models {
  min-height: 320px;
}

.widget-loading,
.widget-error {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 220px;
  place-items: center;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: var(--soft);
}

.directory__frame--error {
  padding: 8px;
  border: 1px solid #fecaca;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: #fff7f7;
}

.editorial-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px minmax(0, var(--content));
  gap: 64px;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 82px 24px 100px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--soft);
}

.article-nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 138px;
  align-self: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: 3px;
  padding: 20px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: var(--white);
}

.article-nav a {
  padding: 8px 10px;
  color: #4b5563;
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.article-nav a:hover {
  color: var(--primary-dark);
  background: #f0f9ff;
}

.editorial-copy {
  min-width: 0;
}

.editorial-copy__intro {
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  padding: 32px;
  border: 1px solid #bae6fd;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0f9ff, #fff);
}

.article-nav,
.editorial-copy,
#article-copy,
#article-copy .story-section {
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.editorial-copy__intro > p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}

#article-copy {
  padding: 44px 52px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

#article-copy > :first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

#article-copy p,
#article-copy li {
  color: #374151;
  font-size: 16.5px;
  line-height: 1.78;
}

#article-copy h2 {
  margin: 56px 0 18px;
  padding-top: 8px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: clamp(29px, 3vw, 39px);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.16;
}

#article-copy h3 {
  margin: 34px 0 10px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 23px;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

#article-copy a {
  color: var(--primary-dark);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

#article-copy blockquote {
  margin: 28px 0;
  padding: 18px 22px;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--primary);
  border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
  background: #f0f9ff;
}

#article-copy blockquote p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #1f2937;
  font-weight: 600;
}

#article-copy img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 28px 0;
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

#article-copy hr {
  margin: 48px 0;
  border: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

#article-copy ul,
#article-copy ol {
  padding-left: 1.3rem;
}

#article-copy li::marker {
  color: var(--primary);
}

#article-copy table {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 26px 0;
  overflow-x: auto;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-collapse: collapse;
  border-radius: 12px;
}

#article-copy th,
#article-copy td {
  min-width: 145px;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  text-align: left;
  vertical-align: top;
}

#article-copy th {
  background: #f0f9ff;
  font-size: 13px;
}

#article-copy td p,
#article-copy th p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.article-jump {
  padding: 16px 18px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: #f0f9ff;
}

.disclosure {
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 80px auto;
  padding: 38px 42px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.disclosure > p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.site-footer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr auto;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: start;
  padding: 54px max(24px, calc((100vw - var(--max)) / 2));
  color: #4b5563;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--soft);
}

.site-footer .brand {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.site-footer p {
  max-width: 420px;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.site-footer nav {
  display: grid;
  gap: 9px;
}

.site-footer nav a {
  font-size: 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-footer nav a:hover {
  color: var(--primary);
}

.site-footer__copyright {
  justify-self: end;
}

.legal-page {
  max-width: 850px;
  min-height: calc(100vh - 200px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 72px 24px 96px;
}

.legal-page article {
  padding: 42px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.legal-page h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 6vw, 55px);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.legal-page h2 {
  margin-top: 34px;
}

.legal-page__updated {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.author-box {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: start;
  margin-top: 30px;
  padding: 28px;
  border: 1px solid #bae6fd;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.author-box img {
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
}

.author-box h2 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: 24px;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.author-box p {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: #4b5563;
}

.author-box a,
.service-page a,
.back-link {
  color: var(--primary-dark);
  font-weight: 650;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.service-page {
  max-width: 940px;
}

.service-page .back-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 44px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.service-lead {
  max-width: 72ch;
  margin: 18px 0 8px;
  color: #374151;
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.service-page section {
  padding-top: 6px;
}

.service-page section p,
.service-page section li,
.service-closing {
  color: #374151;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.service-page section h2 {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: clamp(25px, 3vw, 34px);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.service-page section h3 {
  margin-top: 26px;
  font-size: 21px;
}

.service-closing {
  margin-top: 36px;
  padding: 20px 22px;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--primary);
  border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0;
  background: #f0f9ff;
}

.service-closing p {
  margin: 0;
}

.editorial-note {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 34px;
  padding: 22px;
  border: 1px solid #bae6fd;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: #f0f9ff;
}

#article-copy caption {
  padding: 12px 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 750;
  text-align: left;
}

#article-copy dl {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px 20px;
}

#article-copy dt {
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 800;
}

#article-copy dd {
  margin: 0;
  color: #374151;
}

.serparium-placement-links {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 8px 24px 22px;
  color: #6b7280;
  font-size: 12px;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .site-header {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  }

  .header-search {
    display: none;
  }

  .editorial-shell {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, var(--content));
    gap: 28px;
  }

  .article-nav {
    position: static;
    display: flex;
    overflow-x: auto;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .article-nav .eyebrow {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  body {
    padding-bottom: 58px;
  }

  .site-header {
    height: 60px;
    padding-inline: 16px;
  }

  .brand {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .site-nav {
    gap: 14px;
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .site-nav a:first-child {
    display: none;
  }

  .subnav {
    position: fixed;
    inset: auto 0 0;
    z-index: 950;
    justify-content: space-around;
    gap: 0;
    height: 58px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-bottom: 0;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98);
  }

  .subnav a {
    justify-content: center;
    min-width: 25%;
    padding: 0 4px;
    border: 0;
    font-size: 10px;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 560px;
    padding: 64px 18px 70px;
  }

  .hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(39px, 12vw, 54px);
  }

  .hero__subtitle {
    margin-block: 20px 28px;
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .hero__stats {
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 44px;
  }

  .hero__stats strong {
    font-size: 24px;
  }

  .directory {
    padding: 12px 14px 62px;
  }

  .editorial-shell {
    padding: 58px 14px 72px;
  }

  .article-nav {
    padding: 10px;
  }

  .editorial-copy__intro,
  #article-copy {
    padding: 25px 20px;
    border-radius: 14px;
  }

  #article-copy h2 {
    margin-top: 44px;
  }

  .disclosure {
    margin: 54px 14px;
    padding: 26px 22px;
  }

  .site-footer {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 22px;
    padding: 42px 20px;
  }

  .site-footer__copyright {
    justify-self: start;
  }

  .legal-page {
    padding: 44px 14px 70px;
  }

  .legal-page article {
    padding: 28px 22px;
  }

  .author-box {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 22px;
  }
}

/* Editorial redesign v7: modular reading experience below the live directory. */
.editorial-shell {
  grid-template-columns: 210px minmax(0, 900px);
  gap: clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px);
  padding-block: clamp(64px, 8vw, 112px);
  background: #f7f9fb;
}

.editorial-copy__intro {
  max-width: 740px;
  margin: 0 0 42px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.editorial-copy__intro > p:last-child {
  max-width: 66ch;
  color: #475569;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

#article-copy {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(56px, 7vw, 88px);
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
}

#article-copy .story-section {
  margin: 0;
}

#article-copy h2 {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: clamp(31px, 4vw, 46px);
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

#article-copy h3 {
  margin: 0 0 9px;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 25px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

#article-copy p,
#article-copy li {
  color: #334155;
  font-size: 16.5px;
  line-height: 1.68;
}

#article-copy p {
  max-width: 72ch;
}

.section-kicker,
#article-copy .section-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: #0277aa;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.section-lead,
#article-copy .section-lead {
  max-width: 65ch;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  color: #526173;
  font-size: 18px;
}

.story-section--answer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(240px, .65fr);
  gap: 34px;
  align-items: stretch;
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
  border: 1px solid #bde8f8;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: #eefaff;
}

.answer-copy > :last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.answer-route {
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  gap: 0;
  padding: 4px 0 4px 28px;
  border-left: 1px solid #9edcf3;
  counter-reset: answer-step;
}

.answer-route span {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 11px 0 11px 34px;
  color: #17324a;
  font-weight: 700;
  counter-increment: answer-step;
}

.answer-route span::before {
  content: counter(answer-step);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 10px;
  display: grid;
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #fff;
  background: #079fd5;
  font-size: 12px;
}

.signal-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.25fr .75fr;
  gap: 16px;
}

.signal-card {
  min-height: 210px;
  padding: 26px;
  border: 1px solid #dce2e8;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: #fff;
}

.signal-card--wide {
  grid-row: span 2;
  min-height: 436px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, #fff 45%, #e8f8ff 100%);
}

.signal-card--tint {
  background: #eaf8fe;
  border-color: #bde8f8;
}

.signal-card--dark {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  min-height: 0;
  color: #fff;
  background: #14283b;
  border-color: #14283b;
}

.signal-card--dark h3,
#article-copy .signal-card--dark p {
  color: #fff;
}

.signal-number {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: auto;
  color: #079fd5;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.signal-card--dark .signal-number {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  color: #6dd6ff;
}

.signal-card p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

#article-copy .editorial-figure {
  margin: 0;
}

#article-copy .editorial-figure img {
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: 14px;
  object-fit: cover;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.editorial-figure figcaption {
  max-width: 64ch;
  padding: 11px 2px 0;
  color: #64748b;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.section-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(280px, .95fr);
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.section-heading h2,
.section-heading p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.access-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
}

.access-panel {
  padding: 28px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #dce2e8;
}

.access-panel--free {
  grid-row: span 2;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 420px;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  background: #14283b;
  border-color: #14283b;
}

.access-panel--free h3,
.access-panel--free strong,
#article-copy .access-panel--free p {
  color: #fff;
}

.access-panel--paid {
  background: #fff;
}

.access-panel--ppv {
  background: #eaf8fe;
  border-color: #bde8f8;
}

.access-label,
#article-copy .access-label {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: #0277aa;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.access-panel--free .access-label,
#article-copy .access-panel--free .access-label {
  color: #6dd6ff;
}

.access-panel strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 22px;
  color: #0f172a;
}

.story-section--table {
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 42px);
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #dce2e8;
}

.comparison-table-wrap {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  overflow-x: auto;
  outline: none;
}

.comparison-table-wrap:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid rgba(7, 159, 213, .3);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

#article-copy .comparison-table {
  display: table;
  min-width: 740px;
  margin: 6px 0 0;
  overflow: visible;
  border: 0;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  border-radius: 0;
}

#article-copy .comparison-table caption {
  padding: 0 0 14px;
  color: #526173;
  font-size: 13px;
  text-align: left;
}

#article-copy .comparison-table th,
#article-copy .comparison-table td {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 15px 14px;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
}

#article-copy .comparison-table thead th {
  color: #fff;
  background: #14283b;
  font-size: 13px;
}

#article-copy .comparison-table tbody th {
  width: 16%;
  color: #0f172a;
  background: transparent;
  font-size: 14px;
}

#article-copy .comparison-table td {
  color: #475569;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.workflow-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  margin: 32px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: workflow;
}

.workflow-list li {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 54px 1fr;
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 0 0 28px;
  counter-increment: workflow;
}

.workflow-list li::before {
  content: counter(workflow);
  display: grid;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #fff;
  background: #079fd5;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.workflow-list li:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 20px;
  top: 48px;
  bottom: 6px;
  width: 1px;
  background: #a9ddf0;
}

.workflow-list strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  color: #0f172a;
  font-size: 19px;
}

.workflow-list p {
  margin: 0;
}

.story-section--split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(250px, .65fr);
  gap: 34px;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.format-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 20px 28px;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.format-list div {
  display: grid;
  gap: 5px;
}

.format-list strong {
  color: #0f172a;
}

.format-list span {
  color: #526173;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.decision-note {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 100%;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: 30px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  color: #fff;
  background: #079fd5;
}

#article-copy .decision-note p {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: #d9f6ff;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.decision-note strong {
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.story-section--media {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(300px, .9fr);
  gap: 42px;
  align-items: center;
}

.check-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 24px 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.check-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 28px;
}

.check-list li::before {
  content: "✓";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: #079fd5;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.flags-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 28px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #dce2e8;
  border-radius: 14px;
}

.flag-column {
  padding: 30px;
  background: #fff;
}

.flag-column--good {
  background: #eaf8fe;
}

.flag-column--caution {
  border-left: 1px solid #dce2e8;
}

.flag-column ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  padding-left: 20px;
}

.story-section--method {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(280px, .9fr);
  gap: 42px;
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 42px);
  border-radius: 16px;
  color: #fff;
  background: #14283b;
}

.story-section--method h2,
#article-copy .story-section--method p,
.method-facts dt,
.method-facts dd {
  color: #fff;
}

.method-facts {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.method-facts div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 14px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
}

.method-facts dt {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  opacity: .72;
}

.method-facts dd {
  text-align: right;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.story-section--faq {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
}

.story-section--faq h2 {
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}

#article-copy .story-section--faq h3 {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 22px 0 8px;
  border-top: 1px solid #dce2e8;
  font-size: 19px;
}

#article-copy .story-section--faq p {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .editorial-shell {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 900px);
  }

  .section-heading,
  .story-section--split,
  .story-section--media,
  .story-section--method {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .decision-note {
    min-height: 220px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .editorial-shell {
    padding: 48px 16px 72px;
  }

  .article-nav {
    width: 100%;
    margin-inline: 0;
    padding-inline: 16px;
    border-inline: 0;
    border-radius: 0;
  }

  .editorial-copy__intro {
    margin-bottom: 34px;
  }

  #article-copy {
    gap: 52px;
  }

  #article-copy h2 {
    font-size: clamp(29px, 9vw, 38px);
  }

  .story-section--answer {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 24px;
  }

  .answer-route {
    padding: 0;
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid #9edcf3;
  }

  .signal-grid,
  .access-layout,
  .format-list,
  .flags-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .signal-card--wide,
  .access-panel--free {
    grid-row: auto;
    min-height: 290px;
  }

  .signal-card--dark {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .section-heading {
    gap: 12px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .story-section--table,
  .story-section--method {
    padding: 24px;
  }

  .story-section--media {
    gap: 28px;
  }

  .flag-column--caution {
    border-top: 1px solid #dce2e8;
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .method-facts div {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 4px;
  }

  .method-facts dd {
    text-align: left;
  }

  .author-box {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/* Editorial redesign v8: creator-led photography and alternating magazine layouts. */
#article-copy {
  gap: clamp(64px, 8vw, 104px);
}

.story-section--cover {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, .82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
  gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 48px);
  align-items: stretch;
}

.cover-copy.story-section--answer {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  align-content: center;
  padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 42px);
}

.cover-copy .answer-route {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding: 22px 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #9edcf3;
  border-left: 0;
}

#article-copy .editorial-figure--portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.cover-figure img {
  object-position: 52% center;
}

.section-heading--compact {
  align-items: start;
}

.signals-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, .82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.signals-layout > .editorial-figure img {
  min-height: 100%;
  object-position: center;
}

.signals-layout .signal-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.signals-layout .signal-card,
.signals-layout .signal-card--wide,
.signals-layout .signal-card--dark {
  grid-column: auto;
  grid-row: auto;
  min-height: 0;
}

.signals-layout .signal-number {
  margin-bottom: 38px;
}

.access-layout--three {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.access-layout--three .access-panel--free {
  grid-row: auto;
  min-height: 100%;
}

.story-section--workflow-visual {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(300px, .85fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 54px);
  align-items: start;
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
  border: 1px solid #dce2e8;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: #fff;
}

.story-section--workflow-visual .workflow-list {
  margin-top: 26px;
}

.sticky-figure {
  position: sticky;
  top: 112px;
}

.story-section--format-visual {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, .88fr) minmax(0, 1.12fr);
  gap: clamp(34px, 5vw, 58px);
  align-items: center;
}

.story-section--format-visual .editorial-figure img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.story-section--format-visual .decision-note {
  min-height: 0;
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding: 26px;
}

.story-section--format-visual .format-list {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 26px;
}

.story-section--format-visual .format-list div {
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #dce2e8;
}

.story-section--media {
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: #eaf8fe;
}

.story-section--media .editorial-figure img {
  object-position: center 38%;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .story-section--cover,
  .signals-layout,
  .story-section--workflow-visual,
  .story-section--format-visual,
  .access-layout--three {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .signals-layout .signal-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .sticky-figure {
    position: static;
  }

  #article-copy .editorial-figure--portrait img {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  #article-copy {
    gap: 62px;
  }

  .story-section--cover,
  .signals-layout,
  .story-section--workflow-visual,
  .story-section--format-visual {
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .cover-copy .answer-route,
  .signals-layout .signal-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  #article-copy .editorial-figure--portrait img,
  #article-copy .editorial-figure--landscape-mobile img {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  }

  .story-section--workflow-visual,
  .story-section--media {
    padding: 22px;
  }

  .story-section--media {
    background: #eefaff;
  }
}