* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--color-bg);
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

button,
input {
  font: inherit;
}

button:focus-visible,
a:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

[hidden] {
  display: none !important;
}

.page-wrap,
.header-inner {
  width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 56px));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.site-header {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  background: var(--color-bg);
}

.header-inner {
  min-height: 82px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 11px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.brand-logo {
  width: 48px;
  height: 42px;
  object-fit: contain;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

.brand-name {
  display: grid;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.brand-name strong {
  font-size: 15px;
}

.brand-name span {
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.main-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 36px);
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.main-nav a,
.site-footer a {
  transition: color 160ms ease;
}

.main-nav a:hover,
.site-footer a:hover {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.header-note,
.eyebrow,
.meta,
.editor-label,
.caption-kicker,
.issue-mark {
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.header-note {
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.cover {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 510px;
  grid-template-columns: 0.78fr 1.22fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(38px, 7vw, 100px);
  padding-top: 42px;
  padding-bottom: 58px;
}

.cover-copy {
  padding: 10px 0;
}

.cover-copy h1 {
  max-width: 500px;
  margin: 18px 0 20px;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(48px, 6vw, 78px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.075em;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.cover-copy h1 em {
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.cover-copy>p {
  max-width: 425px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 13px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding-bottom: 5px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-primary);
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.text-link span {
  font-size: 17px;
  transition: transform 160ms ease;
}

.text-link:hover span {
  transform: translate(3px, 3px);
}

.cover-art {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 390px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--color-soft);
}

.cover-art::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 40% 0 0;
  background: linear-gradient(transparent, var(--color-overlay));
  content: '';
}

.cover-art img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.cover-caption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  right: 28px;
  bottom: 26px;
  left: 28px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  color: var(--color-primary-contrast);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 3vw, 34px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.caption-kicker {
  color: var(--color-primary-contrast);
  opacity: 0.8;
}

.editor-note {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.72fr 2fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 34px;
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.editor-label {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.editor-note p {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.issue-mark {
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.story-section {
  padding-top: 74px;
  padding-bottom: 86px;
}

.section-topline {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.section-topline h2,
.newsletter-inner h2 {
  margin: 5px 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 46px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.story-tools {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 22px;
}

.search-box {
  display: flex;
  width: 225px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 7px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

.search-box input {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-size: 13px;
  outline: none;
}

.search-box input::placeholder {
  color: var(--color-muted);
}

.search-box>span:last-child {
  font-size: 19px;
}

.article-count {
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.topic-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.topic-chip {
  padding: 7px 13px;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 12px;
  transition: background 160ms ease, color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease;
}

.topic-chip:hover,
.topic-chip.is-active {
  border-color: var(--color-primary);
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: var(--color-primary-contrast);
}

.story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 38px 22px;
}

.story-card {
  display: flex;
  min-width: 0;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.story-card-featured {
  grid-column: span 2;
  grid-row: span 2;
}

.story-image {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 1.48;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--color-soft);
}

.story-card-featured .story-image {
  aspect-ratio: 1.58;
}

.story-image img {
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 400ms ease;
}

.story-card:hover .story-image img {
  transform: scale(1.035);
}

.image-label {
  position: absolute;
  top: 15px;
  left: 15px;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--color-surface);
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.story-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 17px 1px 0;
}

.meta {
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
}

.meta span {
  padding: 0 4px;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.story-copy h3 {
  margin: 9px 0 7px;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.8vw, 22px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 1.24;
}

.story-card-featured .story-copy h3 {
  max-width: 690px;
  font-size: clamp(27px, 3vw, 37px);
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.story-copy>p {
  max-width: 590px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.card-read {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 15px;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.card-read span {
  font-size: 17px;
  transition: transform 160ms ease;
}

.story-card:hover .card-read span {
  transform: translate(3px, -3px);
}

.no-results {
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  padding: 30px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--color-surface);
  color: var(--color-muted);
  text-align: center;
}

.newsletter-band {
  padding: 54px 0;
  background: var(--color-soft);
}

.newsletter-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
}

.newsletter-inner h2 {
  margin-top: 8px;
  font-size: clamp(29px, 4vw, 42px);
}

.newsletter-inner p {
  margin: 7px 0 0;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.newsletter-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 13px 18px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: var(--color-primary-contrast);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.newsletter-link span {
  font-size: 17px;
}

.site-footer {
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 12px;
}

.footer-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 18px;
}

.footer-brand {
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.anchor-marker {
  display: block;
  height: 0;
}

/* Article headers reuse the supplied publication logo. */
.site-header .brand-mark {
  display: block;
  width: 48px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background: url('/images/txmw-logo-150x125.jpg') center / contain no-repeat;
  font-size: 0;
}

.site-header .brand-mark + span {
  font-size: 0;
}

.site-header .brand-mark + span::after {
  color: var(--color-text);
  content: 'Texas Metro Wildlife';
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

/* Shared article-page styling */
.article-hero {
  max-width: 850px;
  padding: 78px 0 42px;
}

.article-title {
  margin: 15px 0 18px;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 68px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.065em;
  line-height: 1.03;
}

.article-intro {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.article-copy {
  max-width: 720px;
  padding-bottom: 64px;
}

.article-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.85;
}

.back-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  margin: 0 0 70px;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .header-note {
    display: none;
  }

  .cover {
    min-height: auto;
    gap: 38px;
  }

  .story-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .story-card-featured {
    grid-column: span 2;
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .story-card-featured .story-image {
    aspect-ratio: 1.8;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {

  .page-wrap,
  .header-inner {
    width: min(100% - 36px, 540px);
  }

  .header-inner {
    min-height: 70px;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .brand-logo {
    width: 40px;
    height: 36px;
  }

  .main-nav {
    gap: 13px;
    overflow-x: auto;
    font-size: 11px;
  }

  .main-nav a:nth-child(3),
  .main-nav a:nth-child(4) {
    display: none;
  }

  .cover {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    padding-top: 46px;
    padding-bottom: 38px;
  }

  .cover-copy h1 {
    max-width: 420px;
    font-size: clamp(48px, 13vw, 68px);
  }

  .cover-copy>p {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .cover-art {
    min-height: 270px;
  }

  .editor-note {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: 10px 18px;
    padding: 18px 0;
  }

  .editor-note p {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    grid-row: 2;
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .issue-mark {
    justify-self: end;
    font-size: 9px;
  }

  .story-section {
    padding-top: 52px;
    padding-bottom: 58px;
  }

  .section-topline {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 15px;
  }

  .story-tools {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: space-between;
  }

  .search-box {
    width: min(70%, 270px);
  }

  .story-grid {
    gap: 28px 15px;
  }

  .story-image {
    aspect-ratio: 1.15;
  }

  .story-card-featured .story-image {
    aspect-ratio: 1.35;
  }

  .story-copy {
    padding-top: 12px;
  }

  .story-copy h3 {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .story-copy>p {
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .story-card-featured .story-copy h3 {
    font-size: 26px;
  }

  .newsletter-band {
    padding: 38px 0;
  }

  .newsletter-inner {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .footer-inner {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 6px;
  }

  .article-hero {
    padding-top: 52px;
  }

  .article-copy p {
    font-size: 17px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .story-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .story-card-featured {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .story-image,
  .story-card-featured .story-image {
    aspect-ratio: 1.55;
  }

  .story-card-featured .story-copy h3 {
    font-size: 25px;
  }

  .main-nav a:nth-child(2) {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* Magazine-style homepage and supporting pages */
.media-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(280px, 0.8fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 72px);
  padding-top: 34px;
  padding-bottom: 50px;
}

.media-hero-image {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 480px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--color-soft);
}

.media-hero-image::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 42% 0 0;
  background: linear-gradient(transparent, var(--color-overlay));
  content: '';
}

.media-hero-image img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.media-hero-caption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  right: 28px;
  bottom: 25px;
  left: 28px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 7px;
  color: var(--color-primary-contrast);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 38px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.media-hero-caption .eyebrow {
  color: var(--color-primary-contrast);
  opacity: 0.84;
}

.media-hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 500px;
  margin: 18px 0;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(46px, 5.4vw, 70px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.075em;
  line-height: 0.99;
}

.media-hero-copy p {
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.note-link {
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.media-story-grid {
  align-items: stretch;
}

.media-story-grid .story-card-featured .story-copy > p {
  font-size: 15px;
}

.story-copy h3 a:hover {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.story-byline {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 15px;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 11px;
}

.story-byline img {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.story-byline a {
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.story-byline a:hover {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.field-notes-band {
  padding: 58px 0;
  background: var(--color-soft);
}

.field-notes-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(230px, 0.7fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 46px);
}

.texas-facts {
  padding: 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--color-surface);
}

.texas-facts h3 {
  margin: 5px 0 12px;
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 21px;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.texas-facts p {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.texas-facts p strong {
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: 13px;
}

.texas-facts a {
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.field-notes-action {
  justify-self: end;
}

.field-notes-inner > div {
  max-width: 700px;
}

.field-notes-inner h2,
.submit-intro h2 {
  margin: 8px 0 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 46px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.field-notes-inner p,
.submit-intro > p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.submit-section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(320px, 1.1fr);
  gap: clamp(38px, 8vw, 110px);
  padding-top: 78px;
  padding-bottom: 84px;
}

.submit-intro > p {
  max-width: 430px;
}

.deadline-note {
  margin-top: 26px !important;
  padding-left: 15px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
}

.deadline-note strong {
  color: var(--color-text);
}

.submit-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 9px;
}

.submit-form label {
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.submit-form input,
.submit-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 11px 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--color-surface);
  color: var(--color-text);
}

.submit-form textarea {
  resize: vertical;
}

.submit-form input:focus,
.submit-form textarea:focus {
  border-color: var(--color-primary);
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.submit-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: fit-content;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  padding: 13px 17px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: var(--color-primary-contrast);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.form-note {
  margin: 3px 0 0;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-size: 11px;
}

.footer-main {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 20px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  padding-bottom: 19px;
}

.footer-main p {
  margin: 0;
}

.footer-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 17px;
}

.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  padding-top: 14px;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.footer-bottom a {
  color: var(--color-text);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.author-profile {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  margin: 24px 0 25px;
}

.author-profile img {
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.author-profile .article-title {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 54px);
}

.author-profile .article-intro {
  font-size: 15px;
}

.sitemap-list ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  padding-left: 20px;
}

.sitemap-list li::marker {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.sitemap-list a:hover {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.sitemap-list h2,
.article-copy h2 {
  margin: 30px 0 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.error-page {
  min-height: 62vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  padding-top: 60px;
  padding-bottom: 60px;
}

.error-page .article-title {
  max-width: 750px;
}

.error-page .article-intro {
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .media-hero {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    padding-top: 24px;
  }

  .media-hero-image {
    min-height: 360px;
  }

  .media-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(43px, 11vw, 62px);
  }

  .field-notes-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .field-notes-action {
    justify-self: start;
  }

  .footer-main,
  .footer-bottom {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .submit-section {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 30px;
    padding-top: 55px;
    padding-bottom: 60px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .media-hero-image {
    min-height: 280px;
  }

  .media-hero-caption {
    right: 18px;
    bottom: 18px;
    left: 18px;
  }

  .editor-note {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .editor-note p {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .note-link {
    justify-self: start;
  }

  .story-byline {
    margin-top: 12px;
  }
}