.research__findings {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: clamp(36px, 4.2vw, 56px);
  width: 100%;
}

.research-card {
  background: var(--color-accent-tint-soft);
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: clamp(34px, 4vw, 52px) clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 46px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 20px;
}

.research-card__content {
  flex: 1 0 0;
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 24px;
}

.research-card__thumb {
  border: 1px solid #e7e9f2;
  border-radius: 4px;
  width: clamp(90px, 10.8vw, 138px);
  height: clamp(90px, 10.8vw, 138px);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: transform 0.6s ease, box-shadow 0.6s ease, z-index 0s;
}

.research-card__thumb:hover,
.research-card__thumb:focus-visible {
  transform: scale(1.8);
  z-index: 5;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(72, 64, 64, 0.22);
}

.research-card__thumb img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

/* Wider reference screenshots (vs. the small square icon-style thumbs
   above): sized to the image's own aspect ratio so object-fit:cover never
   has to crop into the actual content being referenced. */
.research-card__thumb--fit {
  width: clamp(160px, 30vw, 320px);
  height: auto;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .research-card {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .research-card__thumb {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  }

  /* The hover-to-enlarge effect relies on a real :hover state to shrink
     back once the pointer leaves - on touch there's no such event, so a
     tap leaves the thumbnail stuck zoomed in with no way back short of
     reloading the page. Dropped on mobile; the user can already pinch-
     zoom any image themselves if they want a closer look. */
  .research-card__thumb:hover,
  .research-card__thumb:focus-visible {
    transform: none;
    box-shadow: none;
  }
}