.vdx-article-slider,
.vdx-articles-page,
.vdx-single-article {
    --vdx-bg: #061018;
    --vdx-panel: rgba(13, 26, 37, 0.88);
    --vdx-border: rgba(126, 168, 199, 0.18);
    --vdx-text: #edf4f8;
    --vdx-muted: #9db2c2;
    --vdx-accent: #c7f284;
    --vdx-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
    color: var(--vdx-text);
    font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
}

.vdx-article-slider,
.vdx-articles-page,
.vdx-single-article {
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at top, rgba(199, 242, 132, 0.13), transparent 28%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, #08141d 0%, #061018 55%, #040b11 100%);
    padding: 72px 20px;
}

.vpp-home-articles-block {
    margin-top: 0;
}

.vdx-slider-head,
.vdx-articles-hero,
.vdx-article-shell,
.vdx-slider-track,
.vdx-article-grid,
.vdx-sort-note,
.vdx-empty-state,
.vdx-pagination,
.vdx-article-filters {
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

.vdx-articles-hero,
.vdx-article-header {
    text-align: center;
}

.vdx-slider-head span,
.vdx-articles-hero span,
.vdx-article-kicker {
    color: var(--vdx-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vdx-slider-head h2,
.vdx-articles-hero h1,
.vdx-article-header h1 {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 5rem);
    line-height: 1;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.vdx-slider-head p,
.vdx-articles-hero p,
.vdx-sort-note,
.vdx-empty-state,
.vdx-article-meta,
.vdx-article-card p,
.vdx-article-footer p {
    color: var(--vdx-muted);
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.7;
}

.vdx-article-grid {
    display: grid;
    gap: 24px;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
}

.vdx-article-card {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(18, 35, 49, 0.94), rgba(8, 17, 24, 0.96));
    border: 1px solid var(--vdx-border);
    border-radius: 26px;
    box-shadow: var(--vdx-shadow);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform 0.24s ease, border-color 0.24s ease, box-shadow 0.24s ease;
}

.vdx-article-card:hover {
    border-color: rgba(199, 242, 132, 0.4);
    box-shadow: 0 28px 75px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
    transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.vdx-article-image,
.vdx-article-image img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
}

.vdx-article-image img,
.vdx-image-fallback {
    height: 220px;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.vdx-image-fallback {
    align-items: center;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #132838, #25465f);
    color: #fff;
    display: flex;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    justify-content: center;
}

.vdx-article-card-body {
    padding: 24px;
}

.vdx-card-meta {
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    gap: 12px;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vdx-article-category,
.vdx-card-reading-time {
    color: var(--vdx-accent);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.vdx-article-card h3,
.vdx-article-header h2 {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.vdx-article-card h3 a,
.vdx-article-card h3 a:visited {
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.vdx-read-more,
.vdx-filter-button,
.vdx-share-x {
    background: var(--vdx-accent);
    border: none;
    border-radius: 999px;
    color: #091118;
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    padding: 12px 18px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.vdx-author-bio,
.vdx-footer-details {
    background: var(--vdx-panel);
    border: 1px solid var(--vdx-border);
    border-radius: 22px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    padding: 22px;
}

.vdx-author-bio h3 {
    margin-top: 0;
}