/* VTH's approved visual model, adapted to VAELITH's news hierarchy. */
@font-face{font-family:VaelithSans;src:url('/assets/fonts/vaelith-sans-regular.woff') format('woff');font-display:swap;font-weight:400;font-style:normal}
@font-face{font-family:VaelithSans;src:url('/assets/fonts/vaelith-sans-bold.woff') format('woff');font-display:swap;font-weight:700;font-style:normal}
:root{--font:VaelithSans,Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;--max:1200px}
body{background:var(--white);font-size:16px;line-height:1.6}
.container{width:min(var(--max),calc(100% - 80px))}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-weight:700}
.masthead{height:82px}.wordmark{font-size:20px}.utility-nav{font-size:13px}
.navbar .container{height:46px;gap:23px}.navbar a{font-size:12px;line-height:46px}
.hero{padding:64px 0 48px;border-bottom:0;background:var(--white)}
.hero-grid{display:block}
.hero-story>a{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.05fr) minmax(0,1fr);align-items:center;gap:56px}
.hero-feature-copy,.hero-feature-media{min-width:0}
.hero-feature-copy>.eyebrow{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.17em;margin-bottom:20px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.hero-feature-copy>.eyebrow:before{content:"";width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent);flex:0 0 7px}
.hero-story .tag{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.08em}
.hero-story h1{font-size:clamp(32px,3.7vw,52px);line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin:14px 0 22px;max-width:none}
.hero-story p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 20px;max-width:560px}
.hero-feature-media{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--paper)}
.hero-story .cover{width:100%;height:auto!important;aspect-ratio:1.15!important;object-fit:cover;background:var(--paper)}
.hero-story .cover[data-preserve-full="true"],.hero-story .cover[data-scientific-figure="true"]{object-fit:contain!important}
.hero-story.no-image>a{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);max-width:900px}
.hero-read-more{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:28px;margin-top:22px;padding:14px 20px;border-radius:4px;background:var(--accent);color:var(--white);font-size:13px;font-weight:700;min-height:48px}
.hero-story>a:hover .hero-read-more{background:var(--ink)}
.side-stack{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:24px;margin-top:48px;border-top:0}
.side-story{display:block!important;width:100%;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:22px;background:var(--paper);min-width:0}
.side-story>a{display:grid;width:100%;min-width:0;grid-template-columns:112px minmax(0,1fr);column-gap:20px;align-items:start}
.side-story .thumb{grid-column:1;grid-row:1/5;width:112px;height:92px;aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:cover;margin:0;border-radius:3px}
.side-story .tag,.side-story h2,.side-story .meta{grid-column:2}
.side-story h2{font-size:17px;line-height:1.3;margin:6px 0 10px}
.side-story.no-image>a{display:block!important;padding:0!important}
.editorial-ribbon{background:var(--paper);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.editorial-ribbon>.container{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 24px;padding-top:18px;padding-bottom:18px;align-items:center}
.editorial-ribbon a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:36px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.035em}
.editorial-ribbon a:hover{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
.section{padding:76px 0}.section.alt{background:var(--paper)}
.section-head{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:34px;gap:32px}
.section-head h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,40px);line-height:1.16;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin-top:10px}
.section-head p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;margin-top:14px;max-width:640px}
.eyebrow{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.15em}
.section-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px;font-size:12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}
.daily-layout{gap:32px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.8fr) minmax(240px,.75fr)}
.daily-cards{gap:22px}.list-grid{gap:24px}
.card{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden}
.card>a{padding:22px}.card .image{border-radius:3px;margin-bottom:18px}
.card h3{font-size:19px;line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-.025em;min-height:0;margin:10px 0 12px}
.card p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.65}.card .meta{padding-top:12px}
.card.no-image>a{border-top:0!important;background:var(--white)!important;padding:22px!important}
.rank-panel{background:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--ink);border-radius:4px;padding:24px;color:var(--white)}
.rank-title{border-bottom:1px solid #849B90;padding:0 0 20px}
.rank-title span,.rank-title strong,.rank-item strong{color:var(--white)}
.rank-item{border-bottom-color:#849B90;gap:14px}.rank-item>span,.rank-item small{color:var(--paper)}
.rank-item:hover strong{color:var(--white);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:4px}
.rank-panel a:focus-visible{outline-color:var(--white)}
.editorial-grid{gap:24px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.3fr) minmax(0,1fr)}
.editorial-stack{gap:20px}.editorial-stack .card>a{padding:20px}
.category-strip{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:20px;border:0}
.cat-tile{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:28px;min-height:180px}
.cat-tile h3{font-size:23px;line-height:1.25;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:26px 0 12px}
.cat-tile p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.65}.cat-tile small{color:var(--accent);font-weight:700}
.cat-tile:first-child{background:var(--ink);border-color:var(--ink)}
.cat-tile:first-child h3,.cat-tile:first-child p,.cat-tile:first-child small{color:var(--white)}
.page-hero{padding:58px 0 46px}.page-hero h1{font-size:clamp(34px,4vw,50px);letter-spacing:-.035em;line-height:1.12;margin:14px 0 20px}
.page-hero p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.7}
.article-shell{padding-top:36px}.article-header h1{font-size:clamp(30px,3.5vw,46px);line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.035em}
.article-body{font-size:17px;line-height:1.8}.article-body p{margin-bottom:24px}
.article-info{font-size:11px;line-height:1.6;gap:10px 18px}.article-figure{margin:28px 0}
.event-row{padding:24px 0}.footer{padding:50px 0 24px}.footer-grid{gap:48px}
@media(max-width:1050px){
 .container{width:calc(100% - 48px)}.hero{padding-top:48px}.hero-story>a{gap:32px}.hero-story h1{font-size:36px}
 .section{padding:60px 0}.daily-layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}.editorial-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}
 .side-story{padding:18px}.side-story>a{grid-template-columns:88px minmax(0,1fr);column-gap:14px}.side-story .thumb{width:88px;height:88px}
 .category-strip{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
}
@media(max-width:760px){
 .container{width:calc(100% - 32px)}.masthead{height:72px}.wordmark{font-size:17px}.mark{width:44px;height:44px;flex-basis:44px}
 .site-header.open .navbar .container{height:auto;gap:0}.site-header.open .navbar a{line-height:1.4;padding:13px 0;font-size:13px}
 .hero{padding:36px 0}.hero-story>a{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:28px}.hero-story h1{font-size:clamp(29px,7.4vw,42px);letter-spacing:-.03em;line-height:1.13}
 .hero-story p{font-size:15px}.hero-feature-media{order:2}.hero-story .cover{aspect-ratio:16/10!important}.hero-read-more{margin-top:16px}
 .side-stack{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:16px;margin-top:28px}.side-story h2{font-size:16px}
 .editorial-ribbon>.container{gap:2px 16px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px}.editorial-ribbon a{font-size:10px;min-height:36px}
 .section{padding:46px 0}.section-head{margin-bottom:26px}.section-head h2{font-size:30px}.section-head p{font-size:13px;margin-top:12px}
 .daily-cards,.list-grid,.category-strip,.original-editorial .list-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:18px}
 .card>a,.card.no-image>a{padding:20px!important}.card h3{font-size:19px}.category-strip{gap:14px}.cat-tile{padding:24px;min-height:150px}.cat-tile h3{font-size:23px;margin-top:20px}
 .editorial-stack .card>a{display:flex!important;flex-direction:column!important}.editorial-stack .card .image{width:100%!important;height:auto!important;min-height:0!important;margin-bottom:16px!important}
 .editorial-stack .card p{display:-webkit-box}.rank-panel{padding:24px}.page-hero{padding:38px 0 32px}.page-hero h1{font-size:34px}.page-hero p{font-size:15px}
 .article-shell{padding-top:24px}.article-header h1{font-size:30px}.article-body{font-size:16px;line-height:1.78}.footer{padding-top:36px}.footer-grid{gap:28px}
}
@media(max-width:360px){.hero-story h1,.article-header h1{font-size:28px}.side-story>a{grid-template-columns:76px minmax(0,1fr);gap:12px}.side-story .thumb{width:76px;height:76px}.card>a{padding:16px}.wordmark{font-size:15px}}

/* Keep every menu item reachable on short phone viewports. */
@media(max-width:760px){
 .site-header.open .navbar{max-height:calc(100vh - 72px);max-height:calc(100dvh - 72px);overflow-y:auto;overscroll-behavior:contain;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}
}
.hero-feature-media[hidden],.image-expand-link[hidden]{display:none!important}