:root {
    --void: #000000;
    --starlight: #F0EAFF;
    --starlight-dim: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.95);
    --starlight-ghost: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.08);
  }

  *, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

  body {
    background: var(--void);
    color: var(--starlight);
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  }

  /* CODE RAIN CANVAS */
  #codeRain {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0; left: 0;
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    z-index: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.35;
  }

  /* NAV */
  nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    padding: 20px 40px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    background: var(--void);
  }

  .nav-logo {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--starlight);
  }

  .nav-logo svg { height: 32px; width: auto; }

  .nav-wordmark {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 18px;
    letter-spacing: 6px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 32px;
    align-items: center;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .nav-links a {
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 0.3s;
  }

  .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--starlight); }

  /* LEARN DROPDOWN */
  .nav-dropdown { position: relative; }
  .nav-dropdown-button {
    background: none;
    border: none;
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.3s;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 0;
  }
  .nav-dropdown-button::after {
    content: '';
    display: inline-block;
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-right: 1px solid currentColor;
    border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
    transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-2px);
    transition: transform 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-dropdown-button:hover,
  .nav-dropdown:focus-within .nav-dropdown-button { color: var(--starlight); }
  .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-button::after,
  .nav-dropdown:focus-within .nav-dropdown-button::after {
    transform: rotate(225deg) translateY(1px);
  }
  .nav-dropdown-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 8px);
    left: 50%;
    min-width: 200px;
    background: var(--void);
    border: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    border-radius: 4px;
    padding: 10px 0;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: translate(-50%, -6px);
    transition: opacity 0.2s, visibility 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
    list-style: none;
  }
  /* Invisible hover bridge so the dropdown stays open when the user
     moves the cursor from the button down to the menu. */
  .nav-dropdown-menu::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -8px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 8px;
  }
  .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-menu,
  .nav-dropdown:focus-within .nav-dropdown-menu {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transform: translate(-50%, 0);
  }
  .nav-dropdown-menu a {
    display: block;
    padding: 12px 22px;
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
  }
  .nav-dropdown-menu a:hover {
    color: var(--starlight);
    background: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.04);
  }

  /* HERO — editorial two-line headline, eyebrow, blob anchored right */
  .hero {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 96px 40px 96px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 460px;
  }

  .hero-text {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 980px;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .hero-eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    opacity: 0.75;
    margin: 0 0 26px;
  }
  .hero-eyebrow::before {
    content: '';
    width: 28px;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.35);
  }

  .hero h1 {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(34px, 5.2vw, 72px);
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    line-height: 1.02;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--starlight);
  }
  .hero h1 .hero-serif {
    display: block;
    font-family: 'Fraunces', 'Space Grotesk', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    line-height: 1.06;
    margin-top: 14px;
    color: var(--starlight);
  }

  #blobCanvas {
    width: 260px;
    height: 260px;
    touch-action: none;
    position: absolute;
    right: 48px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    z-index: 0;
    margin: 0;
  }

  @media (hover: hover) {
    #blobCanvas { cursor: none; }
  }

  /* Hero responsive — stack on smaller viewports, blob above copy centered */
  @media (max-width: 1080px) {
    .hero {
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 64px 40px 48px;
      min-height: auto;
    }
    .hero-text {
      text-align: center;
      max-width: 760px;
      order: 2;
    }
    #blobCanvas {
      position: relative;
      right: auto;
      top: auto;
      transform: none;
      order: 1;
      width: 220px;
      height: 220px;
      margin: -12px auto 8px;
    }
    .hero-eyebrow { margin: 0 auto 22px; }
  }

  /* SECTIONS */
  section {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    padding: 60px 40px 80px;
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  section h2 {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 28px;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .section-label {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  #research {
    padding-top: 0;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
  }
  #research h2 {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  /* RESEARCH AREAS — "What we research" evidence block */
  #research-areas {
    padding: 40px 40px 80px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  #research-areas h2 { margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .research-areas-lead {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 0 32px;
  }
  .research-areas-closing {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 36px 0 0;
    padding-top: 24px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
  }
  .research-areas-closing a {
    color: var(--starlight);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.35);
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
    transition: text-decoration-color 0.2s;
  }
  .research-areas-closing a:hover { text-decoration-color: var(--starlight); }
  .research-areas-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 32px;
  }
  .research-area {
    padding: 24px;
    border: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    border-radius: 4px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s;
  }
  .research-area:hover {
    border-color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.2);
    background: var(--starlight-ghost);
  }
  .research-area h3 {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 14px;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    color: var(--starlight);
  }
  .research-area p {
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    flex: 1;
  }
  .research-area a.research-area-link {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--starlight);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
  }
  .research-area a.research-area-link:hover { opacity: 0.75; }
  @media (max-width: 1080px) {
    .research-areas-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
    #research-areas { padding: 32px 20px 60px; }
  }

  /* INDICES */
  #indices { padding: 32px 40px 80px; }
  .indices-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 32px;
  }
  .index-card {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 28px 26px 24px;
    border: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    border-radius: 4px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--starlight);
    transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s;
    min-height: 260px;
  }
  .index-card:hover {
    border-color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.25);
    background: var(--starlight-ghost);
  }
  .index-card-meta {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    opacity: 0.7;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  .index-card-status { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; }
  .index-card-dot {
    width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%;
    background: #7EE3B8;
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(126, 227, 184, 0.7);
    animation: indexDotPulse 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  @keyframes indexDotPulse {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.95; }
    50% { opacity: 0.35; }
  }
  .index-card h3 {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 18px;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    color: var(--starlight);
  }
  .index-card p {
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    flex: 1;
  }
  .index-card-readout {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 14px 0 16px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .index-card-number {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 32px;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--starlight);
  }
  .index-card-readout-label {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    opacity: 0.7;
  }
  .index-card-arrow {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--starlight);
    opacity: 0.9;
    transition: transform 0.25s, opacity 0.25s;
    align-self: flex-start;
  }
  .index-card:hover .index-card-arrow { transform: translateX(4px); opacity: 1; }
  @media (max-width: 1080px) {
    .indices-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
    #indices { padding: 32px 20px 60px; }
  }

  /* RESEARCH GRID */
  .research-list {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .research-entry {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 16px;
    border: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    border-radius: 4px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s;
    position: relative;
  }

  .research-entry:hover {
    border-color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.2);
    background: var(--starlight-ghost);
  }

  /* Stretched-link pattern: only the h3 anchor is the real link,
     but its ::after pseudo-element covers the whole card so the
     entire card remains clickable. SEO tools see a short anchor
     text (the title) instead of the full 400+ char card content. */
  .research-stretched-link {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  .research-stretched-link::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .research-entry p,
  .research-entry .research-meta,
  .research-entry .research-arrow {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 0;
  }

  .research-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .research-tag {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.6);
  }

  .research-date {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.55);
  }

  .research-entry h3 {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .research-entry p {
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    flex: 1;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 5;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .research-arrow {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.55);
    margin-top: 12px;
    display: block;
    transition: color 0.3s;
  }

  .research-entry:hover .research-arrow {
    color: var(--starlight);
  }

  /* LOCKED RESEARCH ENTRIES */
  .research-entry--locked {
    position: relative;
    pointer-events: none;
    cursor: default;
  }
  .research-entry--locked .research-inner {
    filter: blur(3.5px);
    user-select: none;
    opacity: 0.45;
  }
  .research-entry--locked::after {
    content: 'UNRELEASED';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 14px;
    right: 14px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.15);
  }

  /* SITE INDEX (bottom of page) */
  .site-index {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    padding: 48px 40px;
  }

  .site-index-inner {
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: 32px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .site-index-col {
    min-width: 0;
  }

  .site-index-col h4 {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--starlight-dim);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .site-index-col ul { list-style: none; }
  .site-index-col li { margin-bottom: 6px; }

  .site-index-col a {
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.7);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    transition: color 0.3s;
  }

  .site-index-col a:hover { color: var(--starlight); }

  @media (max-width: 960px) {
    .site-index-inner { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .site-index { padding: 32px 20px; }
    .site-index-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; text-align: center; }
  }

  /* FOOTER */
  footer {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    padding: 60px 40px;
    text-align: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .footer-line {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.7);
    margin: 0;
  }

  /* SOCIAL ICON ROW above the copyright line */
  .footer-social,
  footer .footer-social {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    list-style: none;
    list-style-type: none;
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .footer-social li { list-style: none; display: inline-flex; }
  .footer-social a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    color: var(--starlight);
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 4px;
    transition: opacity 0.2s, border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
    opacity: 0.75;
  }
  .footer-social a:hover {
    opacity: 1;
    border-color: var(--starlight-ghost);
    background: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.03);
  }
  .footer-social svg { display: block; }

  /* HAMBURGER (mobile) — 48x48 min tap target per Google guidance */
  .hamburger {
    display: none;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 14px 12px;
    min-width: 48px;
    min-height: 48px;
    z-index: 102;
  }
  .hamburger span { display: block; width: 22px; height: 1.5px; background: var(--starlight); margin: 5px 0; transition: 0.3s; }

  /* Mobile close button inside menu — 48x48 min tap target */
  .mobile-close-wrap { display: none; list-style: none; }
  .mobile-close {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 14px; right: 14px;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    color: var(--starlight);
    font-size: 30px;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 10px 14px;
    min-width: 48px;
    min-height: 48px;
    line-height: 1;
    z-index: 103;
  }

  /* Narrow laptop — 4 cols */
  @media (max-width: 1280px) and (min-width: 1081px) {
    .research-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
  }

  /* Tablet landscape — 3 cols */
  @media (max-width: 1080px) and (min-width: 841px) {
    .research-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  }

  /* Tablet portrait — 2 cols */
  @media (max-width: 840px) and (min-width: 641px) {
    .research-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  }

  /* RESPONSIVE */
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    nav { padding: 16px 20px; }
    .hero { padding: 48px 20px 40px; min-height: auto; }
    .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(30px, 8vw, 42px); }
    .hero h1 .hero-serif { font-size: clamp(22px, 6vw, 30px); margin-top: 10px; }
    .hero-eyebrow { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 2.5px; }
    #blobCanvas { width: 200px; height: 200px; margin: -8px auto 6px; }
    section { padding: 60px 20px; }
    footer { padding: 40px 20px; }
    .research-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .nav-wordmark { font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 4px; }

    /* Readable label sizes on mobile — Google flags anything under ~12px */
    .research-entry p { font-size: 13px; }
    .research-tag { font-size: 11px; }
    .research-date { font-size: 11px; }
    .research-arrow { font-size: 11px; }
    .site-index-col a { font-size: 13px; }
    .site-index-col h4 { font-size: 12px; }
    .research-area p { font-size: 14px; }
    .research-areas-lead { font-size: 15px; }
    .research-areas-closing { font-size: 14px; }
    .footer-line { font-size: 12px; }

    .hamburger { display: block; }
    .mobile-close-wrap { display: block; position: static; }
    .mobile-close { display: block; }
    .nav-links {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0; right: -100%;
      width: 100%; height: 100vh;
      height: 100dvh;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      background: var(--void);
      transition: right 0.4s;
      gap: 40px;
      z-index: 101;
    }
    .nav-links.open { right: 0; }
    .nav-links a {
      font-size: 18px;
      letter-spacing: 4px;
      padding: 14px 24px;
      min-height: 48px;
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
    }
  }

  /* Short desktop viewports (laptops, bookmarks bar, small monitors) */
  @media (max-height: 820px) and (min-width: 1081px) {
    .hero { padding: 72px 40px 72px; min-height: 400px; }
    #blobCanvas { width: 220px; height: 220px; right: 40px; }
  }

  /* Very short desktop viewports (tiny laptops, split screen) */
  @media (max-height: 650px) and (min-width: 1081px) {
    .hero { padding: 56px 40px 56px; min-height: 340px; }
    #blobCanvas { width: 180px; height: 180px; right: 32px; }
  }

  /* Very small phones */
  @media (max-width: 380px) {
    #blobCanvas { width: 180px; height: 180px; }
    .hero h1 { font-size: 28px; }
    .nav-wordmark { font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 3px; }
  }

  /* Safe area for notched phones */
  @supports (padding: env(safe-area-inset-bottom)) {
    footer { padding-bottom: calc(40px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); }
    nav { padding-top: max(16px, env(safe-area-inset-top)); }
  }

  /* REDUCED MOTION: honor user preference */
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
    * {
      animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
      animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
      transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    }
    #codeRain, #blobCanvas { display: none; }
  }

  /* ==========================================================
     RESEARCH LIBRARY — editorial layout (ticker / filters /
     featured / grid / sealed). Scoped under #research to avoid
     bleeding into other sections. Retains site color tokens.
     ========================================================== */

  #research .rlab-ticker {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 14px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    margin: 8px 0 0;
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 10%, #000 90%, transparent);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 10%, #000 90%, transparent);
  }
  #research .rlab-ticker-track {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 64px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    animation: rlabTicker 48s linear infinite;
  }
  #research .rlab-ticker-track a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 44px;
    height: 20px;
    opacity: 0.32;
    transition: opacity 0.25s, filter 0.25s;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    filter: grayscale(100%);
  }
  #research .rlab-ticker-track a:hover,
  #research .rlab-ticker-track a:focus-visible {
    opacity: 1;
    filter: grayscale(0%);
  }
  #research .rlab-ticker-track img {
    display: block;
    max-height: 18px;
    max-width: 40px;
    width: auto;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
  }
  /* Pause the loop on hover so users can click a logo */
  #research .rlab-ticker:hover .rlab-ticker-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
  @keyframes rlabTicker {
    from { transform: translateX(0); }
    to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
  }

  /* FILTERS */
  #research .rlab-filters {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    margin: 40px 0 28px;
  }
  #research .rlab-filter-label {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.5);
    margin-right: 8px;
  }
  #research .rlab-chip {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.7);
    padding: 9px 18px;
    border: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    background: transparent;
    border-radius: 999px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
  }
  #research .rlab-chip:hover { color: var(--starlight); border-color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.3); }
  #research .rlab-chip.is-active {
    color: var(--void);
    background: var(--starlight);
    border-color: var(--starlight);
  }

  /* FEATURED CARD */
  #research .rlab-featured {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    border: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 44px;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
  }
  #research .rlab-featured:hover {
    border-color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.3);
    background: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.025);
  }
  #research .rlab-featured::before {
    content: 'FEATURED';
    position: absolute;
    top: 24px; right: 28px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.4);
  }
  #research .rlab-featured-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; }
  #research .rlab-featured-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.6);
  }
  #research .rlab-featured-meta .dot { width: 3px; height: 3px; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.4); }
  #research .rlab-featured h3 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--starlight);
  }
  #research .rlab-featured-pull {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.85);
    font-weight: 400;
    max-width: 560px;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.2);
    padding-left: 18px;
    margin: 4px 0 8px;
  }
  #research .rlab-featured-byline {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.6);
  }
  #research .rlab-featured-cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--starlight);
    margin-top: 12px;
  }
  #research .rlab-featured-cta-arrow {
    width: 32px; height: 1px;
    background: var(--starlight);
    position: relative;
    transition: width 0.3s;
  }
  #research .rlab-featured-cta-arrow::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    right: 0; top: -3px;
    width: 8px; height: 8px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--starlight);
    border-right: 1px solid var(--starlight);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
  }
  #research .rlab-featured:hover .rlab-featured-cta-arrow { width: 52px; }
  #research .rlab-featured-art {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    min-height: 280px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.08), transparent 60%);
    border: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  }
  #research .rlab-featured-art svg { width: 82%; height: 82%; }

  /* Research card hover animations */
  #research .rlab-featured .hcr-sun,
  #research .rlab-card .qs-points,
  #research .rlab-card .ra-line,
  #research .rlab-card .blob-core {
    transform-box: fill-box;
    transform-origin: center;
    will-change: transform;
  }

  /* High-Culture: sun rings spin opposite directions */
  #research .rlab-featured .hcr-sun-1 { stroke-dasharray: 3 3; }
  #research .rlab-featured .hcr-sun-2 { stroke-dasharray: 2 4; }
  @keyframes rlab-spin-cw  { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
  @keyframes rlab-spin-ccw { to { transform: rotate(-360deg); } }
  #research .rlab-featured:hover .hcr-sun-1 { animation: rlab-spin-cw  8s linear infinite; }
  #research .rlab-featured:hover .hcr-sun-2 { animation: rlab-spin-ccw 5s linear infinite; }

  /* Quicksand: outer points spin around center */
  #research .rlab-card:hover .qs-points { animation: rlab-spin-cw 12s linear infinite; }

  /* Revenue-Alignment: line contracts and expands along x */
  @keyframes ra-breathe {
    0%, 100% { transform: scaleX(0.92); }
    50%      { transform: scaleX(1.08); }
  }
  #research .rlab-card:hover .ra-line { animation: ra-breathe 2.2s ease-in-out infinite; }

  /* Blob: central core bounces inside the inner ring */
  @keyframes blob-bounce {
    0%, 100% { transform: translateY(-9px); }
    50%      { transform: translateY(9px); }
  }
  #research .rlab-card:hover .blob-core { animation: blob-bounce 1.1s ease-in-out infinite; }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    #research .rlab-featured:hover .hcr-sun,
    #research .rlab-card:hover .qs-points,
    #research .rlab-card:hover .ra-line,
    #research .rlab-card:hover .blob-core { animation: none; }
  }

  /* GRID */
  #research .rlab-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  #research .rlab-card {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
    padding: 28px 28px 26px;
    border: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    border-radius: 8px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: 360px;
  }
  #research .rlab-card:hover {
    border-color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.3);
    background: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.025);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
  #research .rlab-card-art {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
    border-radius: 4px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 70% 30%, rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.06), transparent 60%);
    border: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  #research .rlab-card-art svg { width: 70%; height: 70%; transition: transform 0.6s ease; }
  #research .rlab-card:hover .rlab-card-art svg { transform: scale(1.05) rotate(2deg); }
  #research .rlab-card-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.55);
  }
  #research .rlab-card-meta .dot { width: 3px; height: 3px; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.3); }
  #research .rlab-card h3 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--starlight);
    margin: 0;
  }
  #research .rlab-card-hook {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.72);
    margin: 0;
    flex: 1;
  }
  #research .rlab-card-foot {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.55);
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
  }
  #research .rlab-card-foot .arrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    color: var(--starlight);
    opacity: 0.85;
    transition: transform 0.3s, opacity 0.3s;
  }
  #research .rlab-card:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); opacity: 1; }

  /* Filter hide state */
  #research .rlab-card.is-hidden,
  #research .rlab-featured.is-hidden,
  #research .rlab-sealed.is-hidden { display: none; }

  /* SEALED / UPCOMING */
  #research .rlab-sealed {
    position: relative;
    grid-column: span 3;
    border: 1px dashed rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.18);
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 40px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: 32px;
    align-items: center;
    background: repeating-linear-gradient(
      45deg,
      transparent 0,
      transparent 18px,
      rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.018) 18px,
      rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.018) 36px
    );
  }
  #research .rlab-sealed-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
  #research .rlab-sealed-label {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.55);
  }
  #research .rlab-sealed-label::before {
    content: '';
    width: 6px; height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.3);
    animation: rlabPulse 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  @keyframes rlabPulse {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.3; transform: scale(1); }
    50% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.3); }
  }
  #research .rlab-sealed h3 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(24px, 2.4vw, 34px);
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--starlight);
  }
  #research .rlab-sealed p {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.7);
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 0;
  }
  #research .rlab-sealed-cta {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 14px 22px;
    background: var(--starlight);
    color: var(--void);
    border: none;
    border-radius: 999px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: opacity 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
  }
  #research .rlab-sealed-cta:hover { opacity: 0.9; transform: translateY(-1px); }

  @media (max-width: 1080px) {
    #research .rlab-featured { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 32px; }
    #research .rlab-featured-art { order: -1; min-height: 220px; }
    #research .rlab-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    #research .rlab-sealed { grid-column: span 2; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    #research .rlab-featured { padding: 26px 22px; }
    #research .rlab-featured::before { top: 16px; right: 18px; }
    #research .rlab-featured-pull { font-size: 15px; }
    #research .rlab-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    #research .rlab-sealed { grid-column: span 1; padding: 26px 22px; }
    #research .rlab-card { min-height: 0; }
  }

  /* ==========================================================
     EDITORIAL RESKIN — Three Commitments + Live Measurements
     ========================================================== */

  #research-areas h2,
  #indices h2 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4vw, 54px);
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    text-transform: none;
    line-height: 1.04;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  #research-areas .research-areas-lead,
  #indices .research-areas-lead {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.8);
    max-width: 740px;
    margin: 0 0 24px;
  }

  /* COMMIT STACK — numbered editorial list */
  .commit-stack {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    margin: 32px 0 40px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
  }
  .commit-item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 104px 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
    padding: 36px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    align-items: start;
  }
  .commit-num {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 52px;
    line-height: 1;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.5);
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    padding-top: 4px;
  }
  .commit-body h3 {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 22px;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    text-transform: none;
    color: var(--starlight);
    margin: 0 0 12px;
  }
  .commit-body p {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.82);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 760px;
  }
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .commit-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; padding: 28px 0; }
    .commit-num { font-size: 32px; padding-top: 0; }
  }

  /* INDEX FEATURE — single wide card */
  .index-feature {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    align-items: stretch;
    padding: 44px;
    border: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
    border-radius: 8px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    margin-top: 32px;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s;
  }
  .index-feature:hover {
    border-color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.3);
    background: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.025);
  }
  .index-feature-body {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 16px;
  }
  .index-feature-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.6);
  }
  .index-feature-meta .dot {
    width: 3px;
    height: 3px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.4);
  }
  .index-feature-status { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; }
  .live-dot {
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #7EE3B8;
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(126, 227, 184, 0.7);
    animation: indexDotPulse 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  .index-feature h3 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 46px);
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    color: var(--starlight);
    margin: 4px 0 0;
  }
  .index-feature-hook {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.82);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 560px;
  }
  .index-feature-cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--starlight);
    margin-top: 8px;
  }
  .index-feature-cta-arrow {
    width: 32px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--starlight);
    position: relative;
    transition: width 0.3s;
  }
  .index-feature-cta-arrow::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: -3px;
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--starlight);
    border-right: 1px solid var(--starlight);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
  }
  .index-feature:hover .index-feature-cta-arrow { width: 52px; }

  .index-feature-readout {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 0 0 0 36px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
  }
  .index-feature-number {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(52px, 5.6vw, 88px);
    letter-spacing: -0.03em;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--starlight);
  }
  .index-feature-readout-label {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(240, 234, 255, 0.55);
    max-width: 180px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 1080px) {
    .index-feature { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 36px; gap: 32px; }
    .index-feature-readout {
      border-left: none;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--starlight-ghost);
      padding: 28px 0 0;
    }
  }
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .index-feature { padding: 28px 22px; gap: 24px; }
    .index-feature-readout { padding-top: 22px; }
  }