footer a {
    text-decoration: none !important;
    border-bottom: none !important;
}
footer a:focus, footer a:hover, footer a:active {
    text-decoration: none !important;
    border-bottom: none !important;
    outline: none !important;
}
#about .container, #research .container {
    padding-top: 24px !important;
}
#about-title, #research-title {
    scroll-margin-top: 56px;
}
body {
    font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
    background-color: #2C3539;
    color: #F5F5F5;
}

.navbar {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: 1030;
    background-color: #2C3539 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

.navbar.scrolled {
    background-color: rgba(44, 53, 57, 0.95) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.hero {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #CD7F32 0%, #4B0082 100%);
    min-height: 60vh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding-top: 76px; /* Ensure hero is not behind navbar */
}
/* Add top padding to sections after hero to account for navbar */
#about, #research, #contact {
    padding-top: 76px;
}

.navbar-dark {
    background-color: #2C3539 !important;
}

.navbar-brand {
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    color: #F5F5F5 !important;
}

/* Unique Branding */
.navbar-brand {
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #CD7F32 50%, #8f08f0 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    background-clip: text;
    color: transparent !important;
}

.card {
    border-radius: 1rem;
    border-width: 2px;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(75,0,130,0.15);
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36454F 80%, #4B0082 100%);
}

.card-title {
    color: #CD7F32;
    font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.card-footer {
    background: none;
    border-top: 1px solid #4B0082;
    color: #767676;
}

.blog-main-title {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #CD7F32 30%, #4B0082 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    background-clip: text;
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 90px;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    padding-top: 0.5em;
    padding-bottom: 0.5em;
}

/* Ensure blog card images fit and are masked by the card */
.card-img-top {
    width: 100%;
    height: 200px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-top-left-radius: 1rem;
    border-top-right-radius: 1rem;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
    display: block;
}

.card {
    background-color: #36454F;
    color: #F5F5F5;
    border: 1px solid #CD7F32;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}

footer {
    background-color: #2C3539;
    color: #F5F5F5;
    margin-top: auto;
}

#typing {
    border-right: 2px solid #00BFFF;
    animation: blink-caret 1s step-end infinite;
}

@keyframes blink-caret {
    from, to { border-color: transparent; }
    50% { border-color: #00BFFF; }
}