.research-hero__inner {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--space-md);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.38fr) minmax(300px, .92fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.research-hero__editorial {
  min-width: 0;
}

.research-hero__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .75rem;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
}

.research-hero__action {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 2.9rem;
  padding: .75rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-text);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.research-hero__action--primary {
  background: var(--color-text);
  color: var(--color-surface);
}

.research-hero__action--secondary {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--color-text);
}

.research-hero__action:hover {
  border-color: var(--color-accent);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.research-hero__action:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.research-process {
  --research-process-muted: #665f55;
  min-width: 0;
}

.research-process__kicker {
  margin: 0 0 .65rem;
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.research-process__steps {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  list-style: none;
}

.research-process__step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2.35rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: .75rem;
  padding: 1rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.research-process__ordinal {
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.research-process__copy {
  color: var(--research-process-muted);
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.research-process__link,
.research-process__emphasis {
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.research-process__link {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.research-process__link:visited {
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.research-process__link:hover {
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
}

.research-process__link:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .research-hero__inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 2.4rem;
  }
}