/* ==========================================================================
   THE NULL RESULT — assets/css/style.css
   Independent review of preclinical peptide research. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
   No framework, no build step. Hairlines instead of shadows.
   ========================================================================== */

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   01  TOKENS
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
:root {
  /* palette */
  --ink: #14161A;
  --paper: #FAF8F3;
  --vellum: #F0EBDF;
  --rule: #D8D1C0;
  --graphite: #5A6067;
  --lichen: #2E6B4E;

  /* families */
  --display: "Fraunces", "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, Georgia, serif;
  --body: "Inter Tight", "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --mono: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace;

  /* type scale */
  --t-hero: clamp(2.6rem, 7.4vw, 5rem);
  --t-h1: clamp(2.15rem, 5.4vw, 3.7rem);
  --t-h2: clamp(1.5rem, 3.1vw, 2.15rem);
  --t-h3: clamp(1.16rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
  --t-lede: clamp(1.14rem, 2.3vw, 1.5rem);
  --t-body: 1.0625rem;
  --t-small: 0.875rem;
  --t-mono: 0.72rem;

  /* rhythm */
  --measure: 68ch;
  --gutter: 1.25rem;
  --band-y: 3.75rem;
  --lh-prose: 1.72;
  --hair: 1px solid var(--rule);
  --hair-ink: 1px solid rgba(20, 22, 26, 0.28);
}

@media (min-width: 640px)  { :root { --gutter: 2rem;    --band-y: 4.5rem; } }
@media (min-width: 900px)  { :root { --gutter: 2.75rem; --band-y: 5.5rem; --t-body: 1.09375rem; } }
@media (min-width: 1180px) { :root { --gutter: 3.5rem;  --band-y: 6.5rem;  --t-body: 1.125rem; } }
@media (min-width: 1440px) { :root { --gutter: 4.5rem; } }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   02  RESET / BASE
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 5.5rem;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: var(--t-body);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-feature-settings: "kern" 1, "liga" 1;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

img, svg { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 24, "WONK" 1, "opsz" 40;
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 0 0 0.5em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

h1 { font-size: var(--t-h1); }
h2 { font-size: var(--t-h2); }
h3 { font-size: var(--t-h3); letter-spacing: -0.005em; }

p { margin: 0 0 1.15em; }

a { color: var(--lichen); text-decoration: none; text-underline-offset: 0.22em; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }

a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible,
summary:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--lichen);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 1px;
}

hr {
  border: 0;
  border-top: var(--hair);
  margin: 2.5rem 0;
}

::selection { background: rgba(46, 107, 78, 0.16); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   03  LAYOUT PRIMITIVES
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.shell {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}
.shell--wide { max-width: 1440px; }

.band { padding-block: var(--band-y); border-top: var(--hair); }
.band--vellum { background: var(--vellum); }
.band--flush { border-top: 0; }
.band--tight { padding-block: calc(var(--band-y) * 0.6); }

.prose { max-width: var(--measure); }
.prose p { line-height: var(--lh-prose); }
.prose h2 { margin-top: 2.4rem; }
.prose h3 { margin-top: 2rem; }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.25rem;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 0; }

.vis-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  margin: -1px; padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   04  EDITORIAL FURNITURE
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.kicker {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.19em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--lichen);
  margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
}
.kicker--graphite { color: var(--graphite); }

.mono {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--graphite);
}

.tag {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--lichen);
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}

.lede {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: var(--t-lede);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 40, "opsz" 36;
  line-height: 1.42;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 46ch;
  margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.section-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: var(--hair-ink);
  padding-bottom: 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 2.25rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.section-head h2 { margin: 0; }
.section-head .mono { flex-shrink: 0; }

/* margin numerals — used only where the content really is an ordered sequence */
.method-list {
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: marker;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  max-width: 64rem;
}
.method-list > li {
  position: relative;
  counter-increment: marker;
  border-top: var(--hair);
  padding-block: 1.7rem;
}
.method-list > li:first-child { border-top: var(--hair-ink); }
.method-list > li:last-child { border-bottom: var(--hair); }
.method-list > li::before {
  content: counter(marker, decimal-leading-zero);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--lichen);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.method-list h3 { margin-bottom: 0.55rem; }
.method-list p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--graphite);
  line-height: 1.7;
  max-width: 64ch;
}
@media (min-width: 1180px) {
  .method-list { padding-left: 4.5rem; }
  .method-list > li::before {
    position: absolute;
    left: -4.5rem;
    top: 1.95rem;
    margin: 0;
  }
}

.dropcap::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 12, "opsz" 96;
  font-weight: 600;
  float: left;
  font-size: 4.05em;
  line-height: 0.78;
  padding: 0.06em 0.09em 0 0;
  margin-right: 0.02em;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.pullquote {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 60, "WONK" 1, "opsz" 90;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.6vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.28;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  max-width: 24ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.pullquote-attr {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--graphite);
}

.marginal {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--graphite);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--lichen);
  padding: 0.15rem 0 0.15rem 1rem;
  margin: 2rem 0;
  text-transform: none;
}
@media (min-width: 1180px) {
  .marginal {
    position: absolute;
    left: calc(100% + 3rem);
    width: 14rem;
    margin: 0;
    top: 0;
  }
  .has-margin { position: relative; }
}

.footnote-ref {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.66em;
  vertical-align: super;
  line-height: 0;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding-inline: 0.12em;
}

.figure { margin: 2.75rem 0; }
.figure img { width: 100%; border: var(--hair); }
.figure figcaption {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  line-height: 1.7;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  padding-top: 0.7rem;
  border-top: var(--hair);
  max-width: 58ch;
}
.figure--bleed img { border-inline: 0; }
.figure--bleed figcaption {
  border-top: 0;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  max-width: 1240px;
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   05  MASTHEAD / NAV
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.masthead {
  border-bottom: var(--hair-ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 20;
}
.masthead__inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding-block: 1.05rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.logo { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem; color: var(--ink); }
.logo:hover { text-decoration: none; }
.logo__mark { flex: 0 0 auto; }
.logo__word {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 20, "opsz" 30;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.055em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.logo__word span { display: block; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.56rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; color: var(--graphite); margin-top: 0.38rem; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400; }

.nav ul {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.nav a {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.nav a:hover { color: var(--lichen); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-color: var(--rule); }
.nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--lichen); border-bottom-color: var(--lichen); }

@media (max-width: 639px) {
  .masthead__inner { padding-block: 0.9rem; }
  .nav { width: 100%; border-top: var(--hair); padding-top: 0.8rem; }
  .nav ul { gap: 1.05rem; }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   06  STANDING NOTE
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.standing-note {
  border-top: var(--hair);
  border-bottom: var(--hair);
  background: var(--vellum);
}
.standing-note p {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  line-height: 1.85;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin: 0;
  padding-block: 0.95rem;
  max-width: 92ch;
}
.standing-note strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   07  HERO
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.hero { padding-block: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 6.5rem) clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); }
.hero__word {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 26, "WONK" 1, "opsz" 120;
  font-size: var(--t-hero);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.028em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
}
.hero__tagline {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.9vw, 1.85rem);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 50, "opsz" 40;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
}
.hero__standfirst {
  max-width: 44ch;
  color: var(--graphite);
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
}
.hero__rule { border: 0; border-top: var(--hair-ink); margin: 0 0 1.1rem; }
.hero__actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.75rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }

.cta {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: 0.95rem 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 0;
}
.cta:hover { background: var(--lichen); border-color: var(--lichen); text-decoration: none; }
.cta--ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); }
.cta--ghost:hover { color: var(--paper); }

.textlink {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-bottom: 3px;
}
.textlink:hover { text-decoration: none; border-bottom-color: var(--lichen); }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   08  FEATURE / TEASERS
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.feature { display: grid; gap: 2rem; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .feature { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 3.25rem; align-items: center; }
}
.feature__img { border: var(--hair); width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; }
.feature h2 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.4vw, 3rem); margin-bottom: 0.7rem; }
.feature__excerpt { color: var(--graphite); line-height: var(--lh-prose); max-width: 44ch; }

.teasers { display: grid; gap: 0; }
.teaser {
  border-top: var(--hair);
  padding-block: 1.9rem;
}
.teaser h3 { margin: 0.85rem 0 0.6rem; }
.teaser h3 a { color: var(--ink); }
.teaser h3 a:hover { color: var(--lichen); text-decoration: none; }
.teaser p { color: var(--graphite); font-size: 0.96rem; line-height: 1.66; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
@media (min-width: 640px) { .teasers { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; column-gap: 2.5rem; } }
@media (min-width: 1180px) {
  .teasers { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); column-gap: 2rem; }
  .teaser { border-top: var(--hair-ink); }
}

.byline {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--graphite);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.byline img {
  width: 34px; height: 34px;
  border: var(--hair);
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}
.byline--lg img { width: 52px; height: 52px; }
.byline b { font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink); }
.byline span { display: block; margin-top: 3px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }

.byline-note {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  color: var(--graphite);
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  margin: 0.85rem 0 0;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   09  LIBRARY INDEX (home)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.index-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.index-list li { border-top: var(--hair); }
.index-list li:last-child { border-bottom: var(--hair); }
.index-list a {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: 1.05rem 0;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.index-list a:hover { text-decoration: none; color: var(--lichen); }
.index-list .name { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.22rem; font-weight: 600; font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "opsz" 24; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.index-list .class { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: var(--t-mono); letter-spacing: 0.11em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--graphite); text-align: right; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .index-list { columns: 2; column-gap: 3.5rem; }
  .index-list li { break-inside: avoid; }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10  LIBRARY PAGE
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.rail {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem 1.6rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.1rem 0;
  border-top: var(--hair);
  border-bottom: var(--hair);
}
.rail li {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--graphite);
}
.rail li::before { content: "· "; color: var(--rule); }
.rail li:first-child::before { content: ""; }

.library-layout { display: block; }
@media (min-width: 1180px) {
  .library-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 15rem 1fr;
    gap: 4rem;
    align-items: start;
  }
}
.toc { display: none; }
@media (min-width: 1180px) {
  .toc {
    display: block;
    position: sticky;
    top: 2.5rem;
    border-top: var(--hair-ink);
    padding-top: 1rem;
  }
  .toc ol { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; counter-reset: toc; }
  .toc li { counter-increment: toc; border-bottom: var(--hair); }
  .toc a {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0.75rem;
    padding: 0.6rem 0;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: var(--t-mono);
    letter-spacing: 0.09em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .toc a::before { content: counter(toc, decimal-leading-zero); color: var(--lichen); }
  .toc a:hover { color: var(--lichen); text-decoration: none; }
}

.entry { border-top: var(--hair-ink); padding-top: 2.25rem; margin-top: 3.75rem; }
.entry:first-of-type { margin-top: 0; }
.entry__label {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
}
.entry__label b { color: var(--lichen); font-weight: 500; }
.entry h2 { margin-bottom: 0.55rem; }
.entry__sub {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.16rem;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 45, "opsz" 30;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin: 0 0 1.9rem;
  max-width: 52ch;
}
.entry h3 {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 2rem 0 0.75rem;
}
.entry p { max-width: var(--measure); line-height: var(--lh-prose); }

.snapshot {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--vellum);
  padding: 1.35rem 1.5rem;
  margin: 2rem 0 1.5rem;
  max-width: 46rem;
}
.snapshot__title {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--lichen);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.snapshot dl { margin: 0; display: grid; gap: 0; }
.snapshot__row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0.2rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.snapshot__row:first-of-type { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.snapshot dt {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--graphite);
}
.snapshot dd {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
}
@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .snapshot__row { grid-template-columns: 13rem 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; align-items: baseline; }
}

.crosslink {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--graphite);
  border-top: var(--hair);
  padding-top: 0.9rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  max-width: 46rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11  DISPATCHES
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.lead-card { display: grid; gap: 2rem; border-top: var(--hair-ink); padding-top: 2.5rem; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .lead-card { grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr; gap: 3rem; align-items: center; } }
.lead-card img { border: var(--hair); width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; }
.lead-card h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4.2vw, 2.9rem); margin: 0.9rem 0 0.75rem; }
.lead-card h2 a { color: var(--ink); }
.lead-card h2 a:hover { color: var(--lichen); text-decoration: none; }
.lead-card p { color: var(--graphite); line-height: var(--lh-prose); max-width: 46ch; }

.archive-list { display: grid; gap: 0; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .archive-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; column-gap: 3rem; } }
@media (min-width: 1180px) { .archive-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); column-gap: 2.5rem; } }

.entry-card { border-top: var(--hair); padding-block: 2rem; }
.entry-card img { border: var(--hair); width: 100%; margin-bottom: 1.15rem; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; object-fit: cover; }
.entry-card h3 { margin: 0.85rem 0 0.6rem; font-size: 1.28rem; }
.entry-card h3 a { color: var(--ink); }
.entry-card h3 a:hover { color: var(--lichen); text-decoration: none; }
.entry-card p { color: var(--graphite); font-size: 0.96rem; line-height: 1.66; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.meta {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin: 0;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12  ARTICLE
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.progress {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  height: 2px;
  width: 100%;
  transform-origin: 0 50%;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  background: var(--lichen);
  z-index: 60;
}
@supports (animation-timeline: scroll()) {
  .progress {
    animation: progress-grow linear;
    animation-timeline: scroll(root block);
  }
  @keyframes progress-grow { from { transform: scaleX(0); } to { transform: scaleX(1); } }
}

.article-head { padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem) 0; }
.article-head h1 { max-width: 20ch; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
.article-head .lede { max-width: 52ch; margin-bottom: 2.25rem; }
.article-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1.15rem 2.25rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
  border-top: var(--hair);
  border-bottom: var(--hair);
  padding-block: 1.35rem;
}
.article-meta__stats {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--graphite);
  line-height: 1.9;
  margin: 0;
}

.article-body { padding-block: var(--band-y); }
.article-body .prose > p { line-height: var(--lh-prose); }
.article-body h2 {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.article-body .kicker { margin-bottom: 0.65rem; }

.references {
  border-top: var(--hair-ink);
  padding-top: 1.75rem;
  margin-top: 3.5rem;
  max-width: var(--measure);
}
.references ol { margin: 0; padding-left: 1.4rem; }
.references li {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.author-card {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--vellum);
  padding: 1.75rem;
  margin-top: 3rem;
  max-width: var(--measure);
}
@media (min-width: 640px) { .author-card { grid-template-columns: 88px 1fr; gap: 1.75rem; } }
.author-card img { width: 88px; height: 88px; border: var(--hair); }
.author-card h2 { font-size: 1.28rem; margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
.author-card p { font-size: 0.94rem; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--graphite); margin: 0.6rem 0 0; }

.related { display: grid; gap: 0; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .related { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); column-gap: 2.5rem; } }
.related article { border-top: var(--hair); padding-block: 1.6rem; }
.related h3 { font-size: 1.14rem; margin: 0.75rem 0 0.5rem; }
.related h3 a { color: var(--ink); }
.related h3 a:hover { color: var(--lichen); text-decoration: none; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   13  ABOUT
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.mission {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--vellum);
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  max-width: 54rem;
}
.mission p {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.6vw, 1.6rem);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 50, "opsz" 40;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin: 0;
}

.standards { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.standards li { border-top: var(--hair); padding-block: 1.3rem; max-width: 62rem; }
.standards li:last-child { border-bottom: var(--hair); }
.standards b {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--lichen);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.standards p { margin: 0; color: var(--graphite); line-height: 1.68; max-width: 62ch; }

.staff { display: grid; gap: 0; }
@media (min-width: 640px) { .staff { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; column-gap: 3rem; } }
@media (min-width: 1180px) { .staff { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); column-gap: 2.5rem; } }
.staff article { border-top: var(--hair-ink); padding-block: 1.9rem; }
.staff img { width: 76px; height: 76px; border: var(--hair); margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
.staff h3 { font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
.staff .role {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--lichen);
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
}
.staff p { font-size: 0.94rem; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--graphite); }

.contact-grid { display: grid; gap: 2rem; }
@media (min-width: 640px) { .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2.5rem; } }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } }
.contact-grid h3 {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--graphite);
  border-top: var(--hair-ink);
  padding-top: 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}
.contact-grid p { font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0; }
.contact-grid address { font-style: normal; font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.75; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   14  POLICIES
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.policy-toc {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;
  max-width: 40rem;
}
.policy-toc h2 {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--lichen);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.policy-toc ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; counter-reset: ptoc; }
.policy-toc li { counter-increment: ptoc; border-top: var(--hair); }
.policy-toc li:first-child { border-top: 0; }
.policy-toc a {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.policy-toc a::before { content: counter(ptoc, decimal-leading-zero); color: var(--lichen); }
.policy-toc a:hover { color: var(--lichen); text-decoration: none; }

.policy { border-top: var(--hair-ink); padding-top: 2.25rem; margin-top: 3.5rem; max-width: var(--measure); }
.policy:first-of-type { margin-top: 0; }
.policy h3 {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 2.25rem 0 0.75rem;
}
.policy p, .policy li { line-height: var(--lh-prose); }
.policy ul { padding-left: 1.15rem; margin: 0 0 1.15em; }
.policy li { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }

.policy--emphatic {
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  background: var(--vellum);
}
.policy--emphatic h2 { margin-top: 0; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   15  FORMS
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.signup { max-width: 34rem; }
.signup__label {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
.signup__row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.75rem; }
.signup input[type="email"] {
  flex: 1 1 16rem;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
}
.signup input[type="email"]::placeholder { color: var(--graphite); opacity: 0.75; }
.signup button {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.5rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.signup button:hover { background: var(--lichen); border-color: var(--lichen); }
.signup__help {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  line-height: 1.8;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin: 0.9rem 0 0;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   16  FOOTER
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.footer {
  border-top: var(--hair-ink);
  background: var(--vellum);
  padding-block: var(--band-y) 2.5rem;
  margin-top: 0;
}
.footer__top { display: grid; gap: 2.25rem; margin-bottom: 3rem; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .footer__top { grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr; gap: 3.5rem; align-items: start; } }
.footer__tagline {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.22rem;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 50, "opsz" 30;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin: 1.15rem 0 0;
  max-width: 30ch;
}

.footer__cols { display: grid; gap: 2rem; }
@media (min-width: 640px) { .footer__cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2.25rem; } }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .footer__cols { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } }
.footer__cols h2 {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.17em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--graphite);
  border-top: var(--hair-ink);
  padding-top: 0.85rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}
.footer__cols ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.footer__cols li { margin-bottom: 0.55rem; font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.footer__cols a { color: var(--ink); }
.footer__cols a:hover { color: var(--lichen); }
.footer__cols address { font-style: normal; font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink); }

.social { display: flex; gap: 1rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.social a { display: inline-flex; color: var(--graphite); }
.social a:hover { color: var(--lichen); }

.footer__disclaimer {
  border-top: var(--hair-ink);
  padding-top: 1.75rem;
  margin-top: 3rem;
}
.footer__disclaimer p {
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--graphite);
  max-width: 82ch;
  margin: 0;
}
.footer__base {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  border-top: var(--hair);
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  padding-top: 1.35rem;
}
.footer__base p {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: var(--t-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--graphite);
  margin: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   17  MOTION
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
  }
  .progress { animation: none; transform: scaleX(0); }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   18  PRINT
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media print {
  .masthead, .footer__cols, .signup, .progress, .toc { display: none; }
  body { background: #fff; font-size: 11pt; }
  a { color: var(--ink); }
}