.section-heading {
  margin-bottom: var(--space-xl);
}

.section-heading p {
  max-width: 720px;
}

.section-heading-split {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-lg);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(260px, 0.42fr);
}

.eyebrow,
.panel-kicker {
  color: var(--color-gold);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.card,
.feature-card,
.hero-panel,
.contact-card,
.timeline-item,
.metric,
.button,
.about-note {
  background: rgba(255, 250, 242, 0.88);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-small);
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  transition: var(--transition), filter 180ms ease;
}

.card:hover,
.feature-card:hover,
.hero-panel:hover,
.contact-card:hover,
.metric:hover,
.button:hover,
.about-note:hover {
  border-color: rgba(200, 162, 74, 0.72);
  box-shadow:
    0 24px 54px rgba(89, 67, 38, 0.16),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(234, 216, 166, 0.6),
    0 0 38px rgba(234, 216, 166, 0.4);
  filter: saturate(1.06);
  transform: perspective(900px) translateY(-7px) rotateX(1.2deg) rotateY(-1deg) scale(1.01);
}

.feature-card {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-lg);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(260px, 0.6fr);
}

.research-card {
  align-items: start;
}

.feature-card h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3vw, 2.35rem);
}

.button {
  align-items: center;
  border-radius: 999px;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-weight: 720;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 2.85rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.1rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.button-primary {
  background: var(--color-text);
  border-color: var(--color-text);
  color: var(--color-surface);
}

.button-primary:hover {
  background: var(--color-gold);
  border-color: var(--color-gold);
  color: var(--color-text);
}

.button-secondary {
  background: var(--color-surface);
  color: var(--color-text);
}

.button-secondary:hover {
  border-color: var(--color-gold);
  color: var(--color-gold);
}

.tag-list,
.metric-list,
.link-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--space-sm);
  list-style: none;
  margin: var(--space-md) 0 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.tag-pill,
.status-pill {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--color-surface-strong), rgba(234, 216, 166, 0.35));
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--color-text);
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  padding: 0.42rem 0.72rem;
  text-transform: capitalize;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .section-heading-split {
    align-items: start;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.metric {
  background: var(--color-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  flex: 1 1 180px;
  padding: var(--space-md);
}

.metric strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.timeline {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-md);
}

.timeline-item {
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  padding: var(--space-lg);
}

.list-clean {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-sm);
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.list-clean li {
  align-items: flex-start;
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--space-sm);
}

.list-clean li::before {
  background: var(--color-gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  flex: 0 0 0.45rem;
  height: 0.45rem;
  margin-top: 0.68rem;
  width: 0.45rem;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .feature-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .button {
    width: 100%;
  }
}